Technical sheet
Type Of Wine: | red wine |
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Vintage: | 1986
Other vintages
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Appellation: | Pauillac (Bordeaux, France) |
Cellar: | Château Lafite Rothschild |
Volume: | 75cl Other volumes |
Grapes: | Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot |
Allergens: | Contains Sulfites |
Alcohol Vol.: | 12% |
Description
Château Lafite Rothschild 1986 (Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot)
TASTING NOTES:
- View: Château Lafite Rothschild 1986 has a crimson color with purple hues
- Nose: The penetrating fragrance of cedar, chestnuts, minerals, and rich fruit is a hallmark of this wine.
- Mouth: Powerful, dense, rich, and tannic, as well as medium to full body, with awesome extraction of fruit, this Lafite has huge potential.
POTENTIAL: consume up to 2020
GRAPES: 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Cabernet Franc and 15% Merlot
CELLAR: Château Lafite Rothschild
How to serve
The Winery
Château Lafite Rothschild

While the first known reference to Lafite dates back to 1234 with a certain Gombaud of Lafite, abbot of the Monastery of Vertheuil north of Pauillac, Lafite as the existence of Medieval property is documented from the fourteenth century.
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