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1979

Château Lafite Rothschild

Tasted 29 March 2026 Médoc · Pauillac

Leather, sherry, soil dusted plum, and caramel. This bottle was an interesting curio, but seemingly either past its prime or had some storage issues perhaps. or a combination of both. Fun to try but definitely tired. A…

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2010

Château Lafite Rothschild

Médoc · Pauillac

An obvious youngster, but with the heralded 2010 vintage backing an already top-notch first growth classification, the 2010 Lafite was destined to offer an A-lister performance. On the first pop of…

Reviewed 29 June 2022
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