Wines of France

Château Lafite-Rothschild 2022

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It occupies the most beautiful hills of Pauillac, which the poet Ausonius spoke of as early as 325 in his Epistles to Théon. In the first half of the 17th century, it was bought by the Bordeaux parliamentarian Saubat de Pommiers and then came into the possession of the Ségur family, lords of Lafite. Nicolas-Alexandre Ségur, known as the Prince of the Vines, became the owner of Lafite, Latour, Mouton and Calon.

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ENVEJECIMIENTO

18 meses

TIPO

Tinto

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When Richelieu was appointed Governor of Guiana, formerly Aquitaine, in 1755, he consulted a doctor in Bordeaux who prescribed Château Lafite wine as the best and most pleasant tonic. When he returned to Paris, Louis XV told him that he looked 25 years younger and Richelieu replied that he had found in Lafite wine something comparable to the ambrosia of the gods of Olympus. He gave a few bottles to the king who, enthusiastic about it, made it his favourite wine and soon became the favourite wine of the entire court.

In 1784 it found its way into the hands of Pierre de Pichard, president of the Bordeaux parliament, who died at the guillotine on 30 June 1794. Lafite was confiscated and sold to the Dutchman Vanderberghes. Over the years, it changed ownership several times, but this did not affect the quality of the wine, thanks to Joseph Goudal, a key figure in the development of Lafite, who became its manager in 1797. Baron James de Rothschild bought it in 1868 and it has been in the hands of his heirs ever since. Eric de Rothschild has been managing the estate since 1975.

The 100 hectares of gravelly, well exposed and well drained land of the vineyard, presided over by a beautiful 17th century manor house, are planted with 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot vines.

Each plot, of the same grape variety, same year of planting and same type of soil, is vinified separately. Fermentation takes place in oak vats, the oldest of which is 40 years old, and in modern stainless steel tanks, which were built some 10 years ago. Vatting lasts about three weeks. Afterwards, the wine is aged for 18 to 20 months in brand new French oak barrels for the first wine and in one-year-old barrels for Les Carruades. In 1990 they set up their own cooperage at the winery.

They have two ageing cellars, the one designed in 1988 by the architect Ricardo Bofill, an octagon in the shape of a crypt supported by columns and illuminated by a central skylight that emerges between the vines, stands out for its beauty.

Region
Zona Elaboración: Burdeos
Grapes
Wine Making (Spanish)
Wine Type: 18 meses
Parker
James Suckling
Producer
Wine Region
Graduation:: 12
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Bouquet
Palate
Type: Tinto

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