Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2010

Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2010

ex Vat € 700,00
in Vat € 847,00
Volume 0,75l

Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2010

ex Vat € 2.295,00
in Vat € 2.776,95
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Classification Premier Cru Classe
Type Red
Brand Chateau Lafite Rothschild
Vintage 2010
Country France
Region Bordeaux, Pauillac
Grape Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Bordeaux Blend,
Volume 0,75
Condition Perfect
Label Perfect
Drinkable 2020-2040
Stock 0
Condition Perfect
Label Perfect

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (98)

The 2010 Lafite Rothschild, a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Merlot (a 3% difference from the barrel sample shown two years ago), achieved relatively high alcohol of 13.32%, according to administrator Charles Chevalier. The wine is very impressive, not as fleshy, flamboyant and massive as the 2009, but nevertheless, a big, rich, full-throttle Lafite-Rothschild meant to age a half century or more. Deep purple, with notes of white chocolate, mocha, cedar and charcoal as well as hints of vanillin and creme de cassis, the wine is full-bodied yet has that ethereal lightness that makes it a Lafite. Rich, with good acidity, precision and freshness, this is a slightly zestier version of the 2009 as well as more restrained and structured than that particular vintage. It will need at least 10-12 years of cellaring and keep for 50+ years.

Winespectator (97)

Rather tight, with an alluring whiff of cocoa that lures you in before disappearing into the core of steeped plum, roasted fig and blackberry coulis notes. Sandalwood, black tea and loam elements fill in on the long and expansive finish. This seems to be lying in wait for what could be a very long time in the cellar before unfurling fully.

Rene Gabriel (20)

Rene Gabriel rates this wine 20/20 points.

BOW (9.50)

James Suckling (99)

This is shy and not giving its all at the moment. Yet it is full and intense with a tightly intertwined tannic and fruit structure. Ethereal blackberry, currant, cedar, and nutty flavors. Dried flowers too. Cedar jewel box smell comes out with time. Great finish. So, so long and harmonious.

Jancis Robinson (19)

One year follows another, and sometimes they look alike. 2010 does indeed have a family resemblance to the 2009, minus the strong heat. A second difference is in size: the wet spring, especially during flowering, seriously dented the quantities. July, August and September were very dry with cool nights, always what's wanted for the slow but complete ripening of the grapes. And with some beneficial rains before a sunny harvest. Dare we say: once again, the gods were with us. We are in the presence of a very great vintage! 90% Cabernet Sauvignon.
This was a hugely impressive wine. Still youthful and tightly wound – and by far the least evolved vintage of the 16 we were to taste this evening at Lafite. Very deep, glowing crimson and an obviously 'noble' nose. (Or am I being seduced by the baronial nature of my host?) Concentrate, dense fruit verges on voluptuous but has real savour and certainly couldn't be described as sweet. Extremely Cabernet with a note of balsam. Finishes dry with massive concentration with still quite a bit of tannin emerging on the finish after the great welter of fruit. Much more concentrated than any other of these 16 vintages; in a way it tastes more 2010 than Lafite at the moment.

Vinous (96)

Glass-staining deep purple-ruby. Archetypical Lafite elegance on the nose, offering delicate, pure aromas of cassis, blueberry, cedar and graphite complicated by intense minerality. Then bright and fresh in the mouth, with perfectly harmonious acids nicely supporting the pretty blackcurrant, cedar and delicate herbal flavors. Very long and extremely refined, with uncanny silkiness of tannins. A cool, refined, impeccably balanced Lafite that will need plenty of aging: drink 2022 through 2050. One of the top half dozen wines of the vintage.

Decanter (100)

nky colour, more so than in many years of Lafite, imprinted by the vintage. It is at this level, in these type of years, where you see why these terroirs have stood out for centuries. We are in a crowded field of excellence in Pauillac in 2010, and yet still the First Growths manage to deliver an extra heartbeat of brilliance. This is still extremely closed, and I have no hesitation in saying that when Lafite is planning its 250th anniversary celebrations that this will be one of the wines that it chooses, just as we all marvelled at the 1893 in the summer of 2018. Blocks of liquorice and black chocolate come through alongside the tannins, standing guard to ensure the fruits don't escape before they are ready to do so. There are vintages where Lafite is sculpted, liquid elegance (like 2017, speaking of one I have recently tasted), and where it stands out against the vintage, and then there are other years when it epitomises why the vintage is so good, and that is where we are here. It has less obvious muscles than the Latour but every bit of the strength.


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