2025, Château Lafite-Rothschild, PAUILLAC, 1er Grand Cru Classé2025 is 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot. The 2025 Lafite Rothschild is blessed with extraordinary harmony and it is so well balanced that you almost overlook the weight and minralit towards the finish. Just a dab of graphite lingers on the aftertaste. This is a very succinct and refined Lafite Rothschild that I suspect will drink earlier than the 2022, yet will age with equal grace in bottle. I admit that, upon returning to my car,

The Cabernet components shape the aromatics at the moment

La Grave is deceptively medium in body

50% new oak for ageing

and this is one to watch

it is both generous and controlled

There is good volume to the delicious

This is one of the most opulent

exotic jasmine tea and dried orange peel along with a hint of sandalwood

2023 is a blend of 54% Cabernet Franc and 46% Merlot

According to Pierre

perhaps a little less cerebral than its peers in this flight

with insistent grip and a structured finish