2008 Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, Bordeaux burgundy Drink 2023 - 2043

Drink 2023 - 2043

often with high ester content resulting in rich aromatics and full flavours

This is blockbuster stuff that just could not get any better

The complex terroir and the elevation of the Monte Bello property

2008 Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, Bordeaux burgundy Drink 2023 - 2043Extremely Cabernet dominant, with savoury black fruit and a ton of Pauillac character. A fairly reserved, finely boned Lafite, with menthol and tobacco leaf. Subdued right now but in it for the long haul. The vintage with the Chinese symbol for eight engraved on the bottle, to commemorate the planting of the Long Dai vineyard in China a fact that made the price of this bottle shoot up when it was released. Harvest October 1 to 14. 40% of overall