1982 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Premier Cru Classe, Pauillac 12x75cl

Producer Profile

Château Lafite Rothschild

Winemaking at the legendary Château Lafite Rothschild can be traced back
to 1234. The estate earned its Premier Grand Cru Classé status when
Baron James de Rothschild acquired Lafite in 1868. It has continued to
produce iconic and prestigious wines under the
Rothschild family, with the latest family owner, Saskia de Rothschild,
the youngest woman to run a Premier Grand Cru Bordeaux estate.

Quality and prestige are synonymous with this château. A bottle of its
1869 vintage recently broke the world record for the most expensive
bottle of wine, selling at auction for HK$1.8M (US$232,692).

The vineyards of Château Lafite Rothschild, situated around the estate
and on the Carruades plateau, represent one of the largest in the Médoc.
With a further small plot in nearby Saint-Estèphe, the total hectarage
stands at 107 hectares. They produce Cabernet
Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.

OUR VERDICT

Such is the iconic status of the estate of Lafite
it might be easy to forget about the wine itself. While it is the
‘must-collect’ wine for half of the world’s great collectors, above all
else it is a great wine. A perfectly balanced and
symmetrical experience based on purity, elegance and length over mere
power.