Château Lafite-Rothschild 1996

Château Lafite-Rothschild 1996

1er Cru Classé

Pauillac

75cl.

- Tempo di consegna circa 3 settimane dall'ordine -

- Non soggetto a sconti e/o promozioni -

Condizioni e provenienza garantite

Cassa in legno originale da 6 bottiglie

Note sull'annata 1996

83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot

"Una buona annata vendemmiale, con ottime condizioni per la crescita dell'uva, poi un agosto difficile, freddo e piovoso che ha abbassato il morale dei viticoltori, e fortunatamente un bel sole di settembre.

Note di degustazione (all'imbottigliamento):
Le tre fasi di questa annata ci regalano, alla fine, un vino molto ricco, denso, molto strutturato e complesso. Alcuni assaggiatori trovano in questo '96' l'eleganza del 1953, e la potenza del 1959: buon auspicio per questa longeva annata!"

Recensioni

Robert Parker: 100
"The 1996 Lafite-Rothschild is unquestionably this renowned estate's greatest wine. The wine exhibits a thick-looking, ruby/purple color, and a knock-out nose of lead pencil, minerals, flowers, and black currant scents. Extremely powerful and full-bodied, with remarkable complexity for such a young wine, this huge Lafite is oozing with extract and richness, yet has managed to preserve its quintessentially elegant personality. The wine of the vintage?" Wine Advocate, April 1999

Wine Advocate: 98
"The 1996 Lafite-Rothschild was remarkably deep in colour, considering it is now 20 years old. The bouquet is classic Pauillac with pencil shavings and sous-bois infusing the black fruit, masculine and a little aloof, yet focused and very well delineated. The palate is very well balanced with crisp blackberry and boysenberry fruit, spicier than I recollect, a crescendo of flavours so that it seems understated at first but fans out with a sense of confidence towards the finish.

I think this still has more to give so cellar it away for another 5-8 years if you can, but otherwise, this is an exemplary Lafite-Rothschild that I can envisage getting better and better in the bottle, if not quite as enthralling as either Mouton-Rothschild or Château Margaux.  Drink 2020 - 2050." Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, October 2016

An elegant but muscular Lafite, really summing up the trajectory that this wine takes over decades in a good vintage. It started out in its early years with huge concentration, more in fact than in many vintages, but it is now showcasing the subtlety and infinite range of flavours and aromatics that make Lafite such a singular wine. Expect layers of earth, cigar box, liquorice, cold ash, blackberry, cassis, pencil lead, mint leaf and crushed rock minerality. The first Lafite to be put in an anti-fraud engraved bottle. (JA)" (4/2021)