1994 Chateau Lafite Rothschild
Pauillac, France
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 756 / 750ml
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4 from 24 User Ratings
- 9 Critic Reviews
- Style Red - Savory and Classic
- Grape Variety Bordeaux Blend Red
- Food Pairing Beef and Venison
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Expert tasting note: (1994 vintage) "The wine is a dark, well-pigmented ruby-red in color. Cedar, coffee, tobacco & earthy notes overlay cassis fruit on the nose. The palate is very nicely together, with plentiful coffee notes overlaying black-cherry fruit Balanced acidity & slightly warming alcohol combine to give a firm, well-structured mid-palate. The finish lasts well." - 11/98 DCAMW
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Chateau Lafite-Rothschild [I10408021]
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1994 Bottle (750ml)
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1994 Bottle (750ml)
LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1994 PAUILLAC
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Chateau Lafite Rothschild Premier Cru Classe, Pauillac 1994, 750ml, bottle
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1994 Bottle (750ml)
Lafite Rothschild 1994
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1994 Bottle (750ml)
Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 1994 750ml
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Details
About the Product
- Classification
- 1er Grand Cru Classé
- Drinking Window
- 2010-2030
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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12.5%
- Sweetness
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Dry
Production Attributes
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Winemaker
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Charles Chevalier
- Ownership
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Barons de Rothschild
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vintage Notes
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The harvests took place in excellent weather conditions. At the beginning of the winemaking process, the grapes showed tremendous potential with exceptional results after maceration.
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- Ageing
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18 to 20 months in 100% new barrels.
- Producer Tasting Notes
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1994 has a fine concentration and a dark magenta colour. Well-structured with tight, well-integrated tannins. excellent capacity to improve with age.
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(1)Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Steak frites Main Course
- Minute steak with fries
- Contains: beef steak
- French
- Ribeye steak on the bone Main Course
- With snail Béarnaise
- Western
- Beef Wellington Main Course
- Contains: beef fillet, mushrooms, puff pastry
- British
- Linconshire Poacher Cheese Course
- British
Details
About the Product
- Classification
- 1er Grand Cru Classé
- Drinking Window
- 2010-2030
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
-
12.5%
- Sweetness
-
Dry
Production Attributes
- Maturation
-
Oaked
- Oak Type
-
French
- Winemaker
-
Charles Chevalier
- Ownership
-
Barons de Rothschild
- Closure Type
-
Cork
- Vintage Notes
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The harvests took place in excellent weather conditions. At the beginning of the winemaking process, the grapes showed tremendous potential with exceptional results after maceration.
Read more
- Ageing
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18 to 20 months in 100% new barrels.
- Producer Tasting Notes
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1994 has a fine concentration and a dark magenta colour. Well-structured with tight, well-integrated tannins. excellent capacity to improve with age.
Awards
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Critics Scores & Reviews
(9)1994 vintage
90 / 100
9 scores
95 - 100
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85 - 89
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When to drink: 2010 to 2030
1994 Vintage
Tasted: Aug 2017
Medium bodied, lean and with a definite, crunchy crisp, bright, red berry character, the nose with its cedar, tobacco, earth and red fruit leanings is better than the classical palate, which shows the green peppery side of the vintage. The wine will continue to age, but frankly, it is not worth the money in this vintage.
1994 Vintage
Tasted: Nov 2009
(Ergänzend verkostet, fehlte bei der WeinArt-Probe) Kräftiges Rubingranat, erstaunliche Farbtiefe, orangefarbene Reflexe, zarter Wasserrand. In der Nase feine Herzkirschen, etwas Zwetschken, nach feuchtem Unterholz, etwas Zedernholz, Bleistift, etwas Velours. Am Gaumen mittlere Textur, gut gereifte Tannine, frische Säurestruktur, feine Noten von gereiften Zwetschken und etwas Heidelbeeren im Nachhall, ein balancierter, eher leichtfüßiger Speisenbegleiter mit mittlerer Länge, bereits gut antrinkbar. ! Trinken +20 Jahre
1994 Vintage
Tasted: Oct 2002
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User Ratings
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24 ratings
Very Good
1994 Vintage Saved: 27-Feb-2023
The wine is a dark, well-pigmented ruby-red in color. Cedar, coffee, tobacco & earthy notes overlay cassis fruit on the nose. The palate is very nicely together, with plentiful coffee notes overlaying black-cherry fruit Balanced acidity & slightly warming alcohol combine to give a firm, well-structured mid-palate. The finish lasts well. 11/98 DCAMW
Excellent
1994 Vintage Saved: 3-Mar-2021
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Vintage
Critics Score
Avg. Price (ex-tax)
All
96 / 100
$ 993
2024
94 / 100
$ 375
2023
97 / 100
$ 524
2022
98 / 100
$ 889
2021
96 / 100
$ 668
2020
97 / 100
$ 832
2019
97 / 100
$ 1,093
2018
98 / 100
$ 1,159
2017
95 / 100
$ 788
2016
98 / 100
$ 1,041
2015
95 / 100
$ 1,176
2014
94 / 100
$ 815
2013
91 / 100
$ 702
2012
93 / 100
$ 765
2011
93 / 100
$ 769
2010
97 / 100
$ 1,408
2009
97 / 100
$ 1,219
2008
94 / 100
$ 1,010
2007
93 / 100
$ 796
2006
94 / 100
$ 924
2005
96 / 100
$ 1,346
2004
94 / 100
$ 906
2003
96 / 100
$ 1,230
2002
93 / 100
$ 753
2001
95 / 100
$ 885
2000
97 / 100
$ 1,818
1999
93 / 100
$ 1,028
1998
94 / 100
$ 1,081
1997
92 / 100
$ 781
1996
97 / 100
$ 1,897
1995
95 / 100
$ 1,186
1994
90 / 100
$ 756
1993
88 / 100
$ 739
1992
89 / 100
$ 945
1991
88 / 100
$ 770
1990
95 / 100
$ 1,163
1989
93 / 100
$ 1,077
1988
94 / 100
$ 1,156
1987
86 / 100
$ 836
1986
96 / 100
$ 1,296
1985
92 / 100
$ 916
1984
87 / 100
$ 780
1983
91 / 100
$ 756
1982
95 / 100
$ 3,252
1981
89 / 100
$ 938
1980
91 / 100
$ 757
1979
88 / 100
$ 727
1978
90 / 100
$ 1,217
1977
91 / 100
$ 855
1976
91 / 100
$ 980
1975
90 / 100
$ 832
1974
92 / 100
$ 899
1973
90 / 100
$ 867
1972
87 / 100
$ 890
1971
81 / 100
$ 776
1970
87 / 100
$ 707
1969
93 / 100
$ 1,119
1968
87 / 100
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1967
80 / 100
$ 907
1966
92 / 100
$ 1,086
1965
77 / 100
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1964
90 / 100
$ 937
1963
–
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1962
93 / 100
$ 678
1961
93 / 100
$ 1,451
1960
86 / 100
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1959
98 / 100
$ 4,486
1958
82 / 100
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1957
83 / 100
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1956
–
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1955
94 / 100
$ 1,775
1954
85 / 100
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1953
98 / 100
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1952
87 / 100
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1951
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1950
91 / 100
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1949
93 / 100
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1948
94 / 100
$ 1,199
1947
91 / 100
$ 4,400
1946
90 / 100
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1945
94 / 100
$ 6,999
1944
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1943
88 / 100
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1942
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1939
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1938
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1937
93 / 100
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1935
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1934
94 / 100
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1933
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$ 3,499
1931
87 / 100
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1930
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1929
92 / 100
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1928
89 / 100
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1927
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1926
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$ 4,125
1925
89 / 100
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1924
93 / 100
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1923
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1922
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1921
93 / 100
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1920
90 / 100
$ 2,940
1919
92 / 100
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1918
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1917
92 / 100
$ 2,795
1916
–
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1915
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1914
85 / 100
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1913
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1912
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$ 4,301
1911
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1910
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1909
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1908
94 / 100
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1907
90 / 100
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1906
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1905
82 / 100
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1904
89 / 100
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1903
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1902
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1901
92 / 100
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1900
94 / 100
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1899
91 / 100
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1898
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1897
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1896
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1895
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$ 19,999
1894
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1893
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1892
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1890
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1888
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1887
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1881
94 / 100
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1878
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1877
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1876
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1875
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1874
87 / 100
$ 24,999
1872
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1871
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1870
100 / 100
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1869
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1868
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1865
98 / 100
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1864
92 / 100
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1861
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1858
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1855
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1848
96 / 100
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1846
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1844
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1841
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1832
83 / 100
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1825
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1812
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1811
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1805
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1799
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1791
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1789
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1787
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1784
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1994 Vintage: Bordeaux Learn more
Vintage quality: Average
Current condition: Likely past it
The 1994 Bordeaux vintage was, overall, average but certainly superior to the three vintages before.
Apart from a damp April, the spring was ideal and led to an early flowering. The summer was warm and sunny until a deluge struck on September 7, battering vineyards an...
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