1995 Chateau Lafite Rothschild

Name: 1995 Chateau Lafite Rothschild
Brand: Chateau Lafite Rothschild
SKU: b6978c98d51a81d2ff84c6c16ed70772
Price: 256.48 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 95 (9 reviews)

Pauillac, France

- Most Recent Global Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 992 / 750ml
- From October 2025

5 from 54 User Ratings
95 / 100 9 Critic Reviews
Style Red - Savory and Classic
Grape Variety Bordeaux Blend Red
Food Pairing Beef and Venison

- Expert tasting note: (1995 vintage) "Almost opaque ruby red in color. Restrained cassis fruit is dominated by cedary & earthy notes. Black fruit on the palate is quite closed with cedar & meaty notes dominating at present. There are plenty of very firm, fine tannins. The wine's acidity & balanced alcohol ensure it is finely poised, however the fruit has a restrained & elegant nature, leaving the structure to carry the enduring finish." - 11/99 DCAMW
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Chateau Lafite Rothschild

6 products ranged between $359 - $17,182 (Avg. price ex tax)

Region or Appellation

Pauillac

Medoc / Bordeaux / France

Grape Variety / Blend

Bordeaux Blend Red

74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot & 8% Cabernet Franc

Style

Red Wine

Red - Savory and Classic

Food Pairing

Beef and Venison

The general rule with all red meat is the leaner the meat, the...

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About the Product

Classification: 1er Grand Cru Classé
Drinking Window: 2008-2040

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: A very sunny year with a dry summer. Early in September, we had some light rain that was good for the grapes. The harvests began at the normal dates with well-ripened grapes.

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Ageing: 18 to 20 months in 100% new barrels.
Producer Tasting Notes: This is an excellent vintage, with particularly fine tannins. It is very elegant with a long palate and will age for a very long time.

Awards

(1)

Wine Spectator Top 100 #13

1995 Vintage

Awarded: 1998

Wine Spectator Top 100

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: 2008-2040

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: A very sunny year with a dry summer. Early in September, we had some light rain that was good for the grapes. The harvests began at the normal dates with well-ripened grapes.

Read more
Ageing: 18 to 20 months in 100% new barrels.
Producer Tasting Notes: This is an excellent vintage, with particularly fine tannins. It is very elegant with a long palate and will age for a very long time.

Awards

(1)

Wine Spectator Top 100 #13

1995 Vintage

Awarded: 1998

Wine Spectator Top 100

Critics Scores & Reviews

(9)

1995 vintage

95 / 100

9 scores

95 - 100

90 - 94

85 - 89

80 - 84

75 - 79

0 - 74

When to drink: 2008 to 2040

93 / 100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

1995 Vintage Tasted: May 2018

Medium bodied with a strict, tannic edge, the nose is there, but on the palate, the wine falls short for a First Growth that sells for this much money. There is a good purity in the fruit, but the rustic edge to tannins really shows. I'd be a seller not a buyer of this vintage.

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? / 100 James Suckling

1995 Vintage Tasted: Jun 2016

I pulled this lone bottle out of my cellar at the last minute to remind some Italian vintners of the great quality of the 1995 Bordeaux vintage. They seem to be finally opening up! What a red with incredible depth and finesse. Cedar, cigar box and toabaaco character with currants and fresh tobacco undertones. It's full-bodied yet tight and dense. Precision. So refined and intense. Such freshness and beauty. Drink or hold.

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PRO Jancis Robinson

1995 Vintage Tasted: Feb 2011

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95 / 100 Falstaff

1995 Vintage Tasted: Nov 2009

Kräftiges Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, etwas aufgehellt, zarter Wasserrand. In der Nase zunächst feine Nuancen von Gewürzen und Schokolade, kandierte Orangenzesten, zart animalische Anklänge, der Anteil des Cabernet Franc wird spürbar. Am Gaumen saftige schwarze Beerenfrucht, feine, gut ausgereifte Tannine, wirkt leichtfüßig und delikat, zarte Nuancen von Heidelbeeren, etwas Nougat im Nachhall, hat seine Trinkreife erreicht, gefällt durch seine süße Zartheit und seinen Charme. ! Trinken +30 Jahre

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93 / 100 Jean-Marc Quarin

1995 Vintage Tasted: Mar 2016

When to drink: 2014 to 2030

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19 / 20 La Revue du Vin de France

1995 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2006

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95 / 100 Robert Parker The Wine Advocate

1995 Vintage Tasted: Feb 1998

When to drink: 2008 to 2028

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95 / 100 CellarTracker

1995 Vintage

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User Ratings

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54 ratings

1995 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, France

Very Good

1995 Vintage Saved: 23-Jun-2022

Almost opaque ruby red in color. Restrained cassis fruit is dominated by cedary & earthy notes. Black fruit on the palate is quite closed with cedar & meaty notes dominating at present. There are plenty of very firm, fine tannins. The wine's acidity & balanced alcohol ensure it is finely poised, however the fruit has a restrained & elegant nature, leaving the structure to carry the enduring finish. 11/99 DCAMW

Excellent

1995 Vintage Saved: 23-Aug-2021

8/2021 großer Wein unbedingt noch zuwarten. 19,5 jetzt später sicher ein 20iger

Excellent

1995 Vintage Saved: 3-May-2018

Clear medium garnet. Clean. Bordeaux nose of Cabernet and French oak. Palate medium with typical cassis, structure, balanced acidity and a long complex finish. Has that X or Wow factor. Tasted blind 98

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Vintage Critics Score Avg. Price (ex-tax)

All 96 / 100 $ 1,956 2024 95 / 100 – 2023 97 / 100 – 2022 98 / 100 – 2021 96 / 100 – 2020 97 / 100 – 2019 97 / 100 – 2018 98 / 100 $ 2,843 2017 95 / 100 –

2016 98 / 100 – 2015 95 / 100 – 2014 94 / 100 – 2013 91 / 100 – 2012 93 / 100 – 2011 93 / 100 – 2010 97 / 100 – 2009 97 / 100 – 2008 94 / 100 – 2007 93 / 100 – 2006 94 / 100 $ 2,807 2005 96 / 100 – 2004 94 / 100 – 2003 96 / 100 – 2002 93 / 100 – 2001 95 / 100 – 2000 97 / 100 – 1999 93 / 100 $ 1,011 1998 94 / 100 – 1997 92 / 100 – 1996 97 / 100 – 1995 95 / 100 – 1994 90 / 100 – 1993 88 / 100 – 1992 89 / 100 – 1991 88 / 100 – 1990 95 / 100 – 1989 93 / 100 – 1988 94 / 100 – 1987 86 / 100 – 1986 96 / 100 – 1985 92 / 100 – 1984 87 / 100 – 1983 91 / 100 – 1982 95 / 100 – 1981 89 / 100 – 1980 91 / 100 – 1979 88 / 100 – 1978 90 / 100 – 1977 91 / 100 – 1976 91 / 100 – 1975 90 / 100 – 1974 92 / 100 – 1973 90 / 100 $ 1,105 1972 87 / 100 – 1971 81 / 100 – 1970 87 / 100 – 1969 93 / 100 – 1968 87 / 100 – 1967 80 / 100 – 1966 92 / 100 – 1965 77 / 100 – 1964 90 / 100 – 1963 – – 1962 93 / 100 – 1961 93 / 100 – 1960 86 / 100 – 1959 98 / 100 – 1958 82 / 100 – 1957 83 / 100 – 1956 – – 1955 94 / 100 – 1954 85 / 100 – 1953 98 / 100 – 1952 87 / 100 – 1951 – – 1950 91 / 100 – 1949 93 / 100 – 1948 94 / 100 – 1947 91 / 100 – 1946 90 / 100 – 1945 94 / 100 – 1944 – – 1943 88 / 100 – 1942 – – 1941 – – 1940 – – 1939 – – 1938 – – 1937 93 / 100 – 1935 – – 1934 94 / 100 – 1933 – – 1931 87 / 100 – 1930 – – 1929 92 / 100 – 1928 89 / 100 – 1927 – – 1926 – – 1925 89 / 100 – 1924 93 / 100 – 1923 – – 1922 – – 1921 93 / 100 – 1920 90 / 100 – 1919 92 / 100 – 1918 – – 1917 92 / 100 – 1916 – – 1915 – – 1914 85 / 100 – 1913 – – 1912 – – 1911 – – 1910 – – 1909 – – 1908 94 / 100 – 1907 90 / 100 – 1906 – – 1905 82 / 100 – 1904 89 / 100 – 1903 – – 1902 – – 1901 92 / 100 – 1900 94 / 100 – 1899 91 / 100 – 1898 – – 1897 – – 1896 – – 1895 – – 1894 – – 1893 – – 1892 – – 1891 – – 1890 – – 1888 – – 1887 – – 1884 – – 1883 – – 1882 – – 1881 94 / 100 – 1878 – – 1877 – – 1876 – – 1875 – – 1874 87 / 100 – 1872 – – 1871 – – 1870 100 / 100 – 1869 – – 1868 – – 1865 98 / 100 – 1864 92 / 100 – 1861 – – 1858 – – 1855 – – 1848 96 / 100 – 1846 – – 1844 – – 1841 – – 1832 83 / 100 – 1825 – – 1812 – – 1811 – – 1805 – – 1800 – – 1799 – – 1791 – – 1789 – – 1787 – – 1784 – –

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1995 Vintage: Bordeaux Learn more

Vintage quality: Excellent

Current condition: Ready to drink

For Bordeaux, the 1995 vintage is widely recognized as being an excellent year for both banks.

Both the winter and spring were mild, although rain in spring was crucial to rebalancing the water table, and flowering took place undisrupted. The summer was so hot and d...

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