| Brand | Chateau Lafite |
| Appellation | Bordeaux, France |
| Vintage | 2002 |
| Oak Treatment | French Oak |
| Aging | more than 20 months |
| Total Varietal Composition % | Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot/Cabernet Franc/Petit Verdot |
Product details
A brilliant offering and a candidate for wine of the vintage, this is classic Lafite that reminded me somewhat of the 1976, although the vintage conditions were completely different. This is a medium-weight, quintessentially elegant style of Lafite with notes of lead pencil shavings/graphite along with black currants, plums, and crushed rocks/mineral. Wonderfully pure, dense, with a deep ruby/purple color and loads of fruit, definition, and a long finish, this is a brilliant, elegant Lafite Rothschild that builds incrementally in the mouth and has more power and density than it initially seems.
