Lafite Rothschild: Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1er Cru 2023

Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1er Cru 2023

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97–100
100
2
Cabernet Sauvignon 93%, Merlot 6%, Petit Verdot 1%
5
rød, tør
14,0% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2033–2063
Pakket ind i: 1 OHK
9
voluminøs og kraftfuld
rig på tanniner
3
Lobenberg: 97–100/100
Jane Anson: 98–100/100
Decanter: 98/20
Tim Atkin: 98/100
Parker: 97–99/100
The Wine Independent: 97–99
Suckling: 97–98/100
Jeff Leve: 96–98/100
6
Frankrig, Bordeaux, Pauillac
7
Allergener: Sulfitter,
Tapperi / Importør: Lafite Rothschild, 33, rue de la Baume, 75008 Paris, FRANKREICH
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1er Cru 2023

97–100
/100

93 procent Cabernet Sauvignon, seks procent Merlot og en procent Petit Verdot. Som altid med Lafite, meget, meget Cabernet. Næsen er fuld af solbær, levende og med masser af kraft, salt og kalksten. Lidt blomme og vilde hindbær nedenunder. Men alt kører på rød. Meget levende og syngende! Smagen er slankere, men også her er det hele rød peber og ribs, med kun minimal kirsebær under. En næsten klassisk orientering, som overrasker mig noget i denne årgang. Men ud over denne vidunderlige frugt er den generelt slank og ultrafin i midten, usædvanligt lidt tryk til at støtte denne vin. Ekstremt chik Lafite, endda på en eller anden måde genial i sin udanske finesse, måske årgangens fineste vin, men i det mindste i denne prisklasse allerede meget ambitiøs. *** Lafite Rothschild har 100 hektar og producerer 240.000 flasker Grand Vin og 240.000 flasker andenvin hvert år. Vinstokkenes gennemsnitsalder er over 35 år, og druerne høstes med håndkraft, hvoraf nogle udvælges i vinmarken. Vinificeringen foregår i 18 til 25 dage i temperaturkontrollerede rustfri ståltanke og i træfade ved en maksimal temperatur på 30°C. Vinen gennemgår malolaktisk gæring i tanken. Vinen modnes i 20 måneder på nye egetræsfade.

Årgangsrapport

Bordeaux 2023 fra en eksperts perspektiv på et modent og tidligt drikkeligt år med elegante, smigrende og silkeagtige tanniner, en høj nydelsesfaktor og et saftigt drikkeflow: Stephane Derenoncourt, ønolog, konsulent på højre og venstre bred, vinmager, en levende legende i Bordeaux: "Tanninerne var modne og af høj kvalitet overalt. Druerne viste fuld teknologisk og fenolisk modenhed. Vinene fra denne årgang er generelt harmoniske og dynamiske." *** Thomas Duclos, førende konsulent og ønolog på højre bred: "Vi opdagede konstant nye ting i 2023-årgangen. Det ville ikke overraske mig, hvis nogle 2023-vine om nogle år viser sig at være bedre end 2022-vinene. Årgang 2023 er meget smigrende: vi har en behagelig blødhed i eftersmagen uden tyngde, elegante teksturer, overraskende silkeagtige..." *** Axel Marchal, førende professor i ønologi ved universitetet i Bordeaux: "På trods af de ekstreme vejrforhold har 2023-årgangen produceret vine med god balance og smukke syrenoter. Vinene er meget behagelige, ikke enormt koncentrerede, men lækre, runde og frugtagtige." *** Michel Rolland, ønolog og vingårdskonsulent og Bordeaux-veteran: "Det aromatiske potentiale var godt, med fremragende aromatisk intensitet og modne frugtsmage. 2023 er en årgang uden overskud og overdådighed. Behagelig, lækker og nem at drikke!

98–100
/100

Jane Anson om: Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1er Cru

This hits you right off the first nose, driven by slate and crushed rocks, setting the tone and the architecture, guiding the fruit through the palate. Cassis, bilberry, tobacco leaf, graphite, crushed mint, finessed and sculpted, this is a gorgeous Lafite, with fine tannins and the squid ink character that seems to be present in all of this stable of wines except Moulin de Duhart. Hidden power, where nothing is too much and yet everything is concentrated, once again proving that the terroir at this particular spot has its own personality that stands out every year. High Cabernet as ever, combined with around 15% press wine. Not the concentration of 2022, but in many ways showcasing the essence of Lafite more squarely, and this will delight anyone lucky enough to own it in future years. 45hl/h yield, highest since 2015, harvest September 7 to 29. 100% new oak. New cellar underway, due for completion in 2027. I am giving it 10 years to begin entering its opening window, a little less than usual but it will make no difference to how long you can cellar it.

98
/20

Decanter om: Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1er Cru

A clear contender for wine of the vintage. Deep, purple colour on the rim. Some soft herbal and floral aromatics, milk chocolate. A real sense of understated power as Lafite does so well. Not so demonstrative at all, but there’s a gorgeous charming delicacy to this - fine powdery blue fruit tannins with edges of liquorice and slate. Smooth and supple, excellent weight in the mouth, light and streamlined, less overt acidity and brightness than Carruades, but still with a mouthwatering centre that gives strawberry and cherry fruit flavours. Ends with subtle graphite and wet stone, long and lingering though. Just delightful, so elegant and finessed. You can feel the density on the finish, the slight weight of the tannins comes at the end, bringing a controlled and quiet power. I love the sense of ease and seamlessness about this wine, it just slips down. 1% of very old Petit Verdot went into the blend this year. 15% press. 3.8pH. 38% grand vin production. Ageing 90% new oak. A potential 100-point wine.

98
/100

Tim Atkin om: Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1er Cru

A very exotic perfume with sweet spices of liquorice and clove as well as tight cassis fruit. Very concentrated nose, and as with some of the other top wines the fruit is massively more apparent than the oak at this moment. Very complex and inviting. In the mouth the wine delivers multi-layered complexity with just a little more note of cocoa dust oak in the mouth. Sumptuous fruit layers and with the juicy freshness of the vintage. Tight and very fine tannins which will take time to resolve and yet this appears to be a curiously approachable Lafite which may be drinking earlier than certainly the 2022. Very plush and deep long finish which keeps on giving wave after wave of blackcurrant pastille fruit with some elderberry and redcurrant freshness and complexity. This is a very beautiful Lafite which retains the elegance of the vintage and captures the essence of Cabernet Sauvignon and Pauillac.

97–99
/100

Parker om: Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1er Cru

The finest of the first growths this year appears to be the 2023 Lafite Rothschild, a terrific effort that unwinds in the glass with deep and incipiently complex aromas of cassis, pencil shavings, lilac and violets mingled with hints of cigar wrapper and mint. Medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it's vibrant and refined, with a deep core of fruit, plenty of sweet structuring tannin and a compelling marriage between energy and plenitude. It's a blend of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot that reminds me of 2019's tannins combined with 2016's unimpeachable classicism.

Smagsnotat
97–99

The Wine Independent om: Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1er Cru

The 2023 Lafite Rothschild is deep garnet-purple in color. After a little swirling, wonderfully pure notes of boysenberries, wild blueberries, and blackcurrants emerge from the glass, followed by hints of violets, dark chocolate, licorice, and fertile loam with a hint of black truffle. The light to medium-bodied palate delivers electric sparks of vibrant black berry and mineral flavors framed by super-ripe, fine-grained tannins and great tension, finishing long and shimmery. A wine that is so, so cerebral, this is a vintage well played by Lafite. The blend is 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot, with pH 3.76, and an alcohol of just 12.9%.

97–98
/100

Suckling om: Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1er Cru

The purity of cabernet sauvignon is so evident here. It mesmerizes you with aromas of black and red currants, cedar, tobacco and bark. It's full-bodied yet there's very impressive weightlessness and agility, as well as subtlety and focus. Some iron and terra-cotta. Cedar and sandalwood undertones. Juicy and plummy at the end. 12.9% alcohol. 3.75 pH. A blend of 60% cabernet sauvignon and 40% merlot.

Smagsnotat
96–98
/100

Jeff Leve om: Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1er Cru

Richly colored, with a complex aromatic profile offering flowers, spices, cedar, cigar wrapper, lead pencil, creme de cassis, and blackberries. The wine rapidly focuses on its layers of energetic, red with black fruits There is a polished, character here. Texturally, this is elegant, and racy, with length, purity, and most importantly, charm. finishing with seamless, gentle waves of creme de cassis. The wine blends 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot. 15% press wine. 12.9% ABV, 3.78 pH. Harvesting started September 7 for the young Merlot vines, finishing September 29. The key to the success this year was controlling mildew pressure, and finding the optimum picking dates. 38% of the harvest went into the Grand Vin. Drink from 2030-2065. 96-98 Pts.

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