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Château Lafite-Rothschild 1986
Château Lafite-Rothschild 1986
Château Lafite-Rothschild 1986

Château Lafite-Rothschild 1986

750ml

SGD 2,499.00

100 points, Robert Parker

The 1986 possesses outstanding richness, a deep color, medium body, a graceful, harmonious texture, and superb length. The penetrating fragrance of cedar, chestnuts, minerals, and rich fruit is a hallmark of this wine. Powerful, dense, rich, and tannic, as well as medium to full-bodied, with awesome extraction of fruit, this Lafite has immense potential. Patience is required. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2030. Last tasted 10/94

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Wine Characteristics

Producer: Château Lafite-Rothschild
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Appellation: Pauillac
Style: Red Wine
Grape Variety(s): Cabernet Sauvignon 69%, Cabernet Franc 16% and Merlot 15%
Vintage: 1986
Bottle Size: 75cl
Alcohol: 12.5%
Closure Natural Cork
Cellaring: Still has potential to age for many years. Ideally, it should be cellared for at least 10-15 years and can continue to evolve for decades.
Oak Aging: Aged in French oak barrels for a significant period, typically 18-24 months, primarily of new oak
Organic: No
Service Temperature: 16-18°C
Allergens: Contains Sulfites

Tasting Profile

  • Body: Medium-full, the 1986 Lafite exhibits a balance of weight and elegance, showcasing the vintage's signature refinement.
  • Tannins: While the wine is now mature, the tannins remain firm and structured, providing a backbone that supports the fruit and contributes to the wine's longevity.
  • Acidity: The acidity is bright and lively, offering a refreshing counterpoint to the wine's richness and complexity.
  • Sweetness: Dry

Tasting Notes: The 1986 Lafite-Rothschild continues to offer an exquisite bouquet at 30 years of age. Beautifully defined, still full of energy, with copious blackberry, clove, leather and graphite aromas that seem to gain momentum in the glass. The palate is extremely well balanced with a crystalline quality, filigree tannin, perfectly pitched acidity, a quintessential Lafite-Rothschild with a sense of energy and focus undiminished by time. This finish displays immense purity and refinement whilst the aftertaste seems to linger for over one minute.

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FOOD PAIRINGS

Haute cuisine, grilled veal fillet steak,veal tail with a sauce of port, morels, lentils, parsley, mashed potatoes and vegetables

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Awards & Accolades

  • 100 points Decanter
  • 100 points Robert Parker
  • 96 points Vinous
  • 18 points Jancis Robinson
  • 94 points Wine Spectator

Discover the Winery: Château Lafite-Rothschild

Lafite has a soul, a beautiful, generous, kindly soul. Lafite turns bare earth into heaven. Lafite is harmony, a harmony between man and nature, because without our magnificent winegrowers, nothing would be accomplished. - Baron Eric de Rothschild.

Lafite's vineyard has a long, complex history. It was created by Jacques de Ségur at the end of the 17th century, on land that had already been planted with vines, and produced a good quality wine. His son, Alexandre, enlarged the property in 1695 when he married the daughter of the family that owned Château Latour. The marriage resulted in the birth of Nicolas-Alexandre, who, in the early 18th century, developed Lafite's prestige and reputation, with the wine becoming known at the court in Versailles and across the channel.

On his death, Lafite had a succession of owners, and was sold at auction after the French Revolution, but the quality of the wine remained very high, thanks to the property's stewards, the Joseph Goudal family. Château Lafite was ranked as premier cru classé in 1855.

Baron James de Rothschild acquired the property at auction in 1868, and since then it has remained in his family. In addition to the exceptional terroir (deep gravelly soil, on a layer of marl with a limestone subsoil) the wines' quality can be explained by the average age of the vines (over 40 years old), intentionally low yields, and very strict selection. There was a slight dip in quality in the 1960s and 70s, due to less rigorous control of the vineyard and the vinification process.

However, since 1975, this internationally famous château has produced magnificent wines thanks to the dynamic management of Eric de Rothschild. Exuding finesse, they have a fabulous aromatic complexity. Their capacity to age is impressive, and apparently almost unlimited.

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