2006 Chateau Lafite Rothschild

Name: 2006 Chateau Lafite Rothschild
Brand: Chateau Lafite Rothschild
SKU: 83324d33fe0e43996351072cd9305c66
Rating: 4.5 (29 reviews)

Pauillac, France

- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- £ 618 / 750ml

4.5 from 29 User Ratings
94 / 100 16 Critic Reviews
Style Red - Savory and Classic
Grape Variety Bordeaux Blend Red
Food Pairing Beef and Venison

- Expert tasting note: (2006 vintage) "Deep, dark ruby-red color is almost opaque. Dark fruit on the nose is restrained & elegant, with plenty of cedary new oak aromas. The palate shows cassis & dark berry aromas, it is beautifully balanced with good acidity, elegant fruit & fine cedary tannins. The fruit is dense without being heavy, alcohol is balanced & the length is excellent. Quite restrained now, this is none the less totally balanced and very elegant." - 11/10 DCAMW
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Chateau Lafite Rothschild

6 products ranged between £268 - £12,801 (Avg. price ex tax)

Region or Appellation

Pauillac

Medoc / Bordeaux / France

Grape Variety / Blend

Bordeaux Blend Red

82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot & 2% 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...

Details

About the Product

Classification: 1er Grand Cru Classé
Drinking Window: 2016-2045

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: The winter was colder and wetter than in other recent vintages. This was followed by a rather warm spring through to July that led to an early change in the grapes’ colour and good ripening. August was then colder but September was sunny, except for a stormy spell in mid-September which accelerated the harvests.

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Ageing: 18 to 20 months in 100% new barrels.
Producer Tasting Notes: Beautiful very dark colour. Discreet nose with primary notes that develop in fullness and density. Quite powerful on the palate with very good structure and a nice tannic finish with well-integrated woody notes.

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Awards

(1)

3 Stars coup de cœur

2006 Vintage

Awarded: 2010

Le Guide Hachette des Vins

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: 2016-2045

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: The winter was colder and wetter than in other recent vintages. This was followed by a rather warm spring through to July that led to an early change in the grapes’ colour and good ripening. August was then colder but September was sunny, except for a stormy spell in mid-September which accelerated the harvests.

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Ageing: 18 to 20 months in 100% new barrels.
Producer Tasting Notes: Beautiful very dark colour. Discreet nose with primary notes that develop in fullness and density. Quite powerful on the palate with very good structure and a nice tannic finish with well-integrated woody notes.

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Awards

(1)

3 Stars coup de cœur

2006 Vintage

Awarded: 2010

Le Guide Hachette des Vins

Critics Scores & Reviews

(16)

2006 vintage

94 / 100

16 scores

95 - 100

90 - 94

85 - 89

80 - 84

75 - 79

0 - 74

When to drink: 2016 to 2045

? / 100 James Suckling

2006 Vintage Tasted: Jun 2021

The aromas of blue fruit, iodine, sweet tobacco and lavender follow through nicely to the palate that’s medium-bodied with fine, firm tannins and a long, cool finish. Still a little tight, but show great finesse and pedigree. Just starting to open now.

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PRO Jancis Robinson

2006 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2016

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96 / 100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

2006 Vintage Tasted: Feb 2015

Tightly knit, as you would expect at only 9 years age, this blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot starts off with an earthy, forest floor, cedar chest, smoke, tobacco and cedar wood nose. Full bodied, structured and showing a crisp, firm, yet, elegant and ripe Cabernet Sauvignon character, with the tannins and concentration to age, this demands 10-20 more years before the fun starts.

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93 / 100 Falstaff

2006 Vintage Tasted: Nov 2009

Tiefes Rubingranat, schwarzer Kern, violette Reflexe. In der Nase zart tabakig unterlegtes dunkles Beerenkonfit, noch sehr verschlossenes Bukett, etwas Bitterschoko. Am Gaumen sehr monolithisch, feine Cassisanklänge, frische Säurestruktur, die Tannine bilden einen mauerartigen Block, der Wein wirkt komplex, gleichzeitig sehr abweisend, ist von einer Strenge geprägt, die eher an Latour erinnert, zarte Rostaromen im Nachhall, braucht sicher viel Zeit, hat aber ein sehr gutes Reifepotenzial. Im Moment im Finish noch etwas austrocknend. ! Lagern

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94 / 100 Gismondi on Wine

2006 Vintage Tasted: Oct 2009

Spicy, peppery, saddle leather, waxy, vanilla, black olive, smoky, licorice, tobacco, coffee, lifted nose. Dry, tight, tannic and elegant but somewhat hollow at this point. The palate is marked with oaky vanilla, peppery, cassis and coffee flavours with bits of tobacco, black olive and cedar flavours. Dry, tight and elegant, and somewhat oaky, this offers pure Pauillac but it lacks the necessary stuffing and balance to justify a $900 Canadian price tag. Maximum of 7-12 years. More of a wine required for future verticals than something for the cellar. Only for the rich and famous and make no mistake they will buy it. (Anthony Gismondi and Stuart Tobe).

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96 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2006 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2009

As so often with Lafite, it is power that marks this wine. That, and density of texture. The additional element in this vintage, and at this stage of the wine's development, is a dominant wood element. The vanilla and tannins from the wood match well with the concentrated tannins of the fruit, which is dark, dense and tight. This is a wine for long-term aging: in 15 years this will have superb richness.

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94 / 100 Jean-Marc Quarin

2006 Vintage Tasted: Dec 2016

When to drink: 2016 to 2040

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95 / 100 Robert Parker The Wine Advocate

2006 Vintage Tasted: May 2016

When to drink: 2018 to 2045

About Robert Parker The Wine Advocate

94 / 100 Wine & Spirits Magazine

2006 Vintage Tasted: Dec 2009

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95 / 100 Wine Spectator

2006 Vintage Tasted: Mar 2009

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18.5 / 20 La Revue du Vin de France

2006 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2008

About La Revue du Vin de France

18.5 / 20 Gault & Millau

2006 Vintage Tasted: Jun 2007

About Gault & Millau

18.5 / 20 Bettane et Desseauve

2006 Vintage

When to drink: 2018 to 2026

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User Ratings

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4.5

29 ratings

2006 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, France

Excellent

2006 Vintage Saved: 8-Sep-2021

Deep, dark ruby-red color is almost opaque. Dark fruit on the nose is restrained & elegant, with plenty of cedary new oak aromas. The palate shows cassis & dark berry aromas, it is beautifully balanced with good acidity, elegant fruit & fine cedary tannins. The fruit is dense without being heavy, alcohol is balanced & the length is excellent. Quite restrained now, this is none the less totally balanced and very elegant. 11/10 DCAMW

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Vintage Critics Score Avg. Price (ex-tax)

All 96 / 100 £ 686 2024 95 / 100 £ 296 2023 97 / 100 £ 421 2022 98 / 100 £ 662 2021 96 / 100 £ 523 2020 97 / 100 £ 606 2019 97 / 100 £ 702 2018 98 / 100 £ 786 2017 95 / 100 £ 589

2016 98 / 100 £ 762 2015 95 / 100 £ 775 2014 94 / 100 £ 608 2013 91 / 100 £ 532 2012 93 / 100 £ 567 2011 93 / 100 £ 581 2010 97 / 100 £ 972 2009 97 / 100 £ 896 2008 94 / 100 £ 671 2007 93 / 100 £ 581 2006 94 / 100 £ 618 2005 96 / 100 £ 851 2004 94 / 100 £ 671 2003 96 / 100 £ 880 2002 93 / 100 £ 556 2001 95 / 100 £ 628 2000 97 / 100 £ 1,304 1999 93 / 100 £ 600 1998 94 / 100 £ 680 1997 92 / 100 £ 500 1996 97 / 100 £ 961 1995 95 / 100 £ 775 1994 90 / 100 £ 505 1993 88 / 100 £ 479 1992 89 / 100 £ 516 1991 88 / 100 £ 518 1990 95 / 100 £ 833 1989 93 / 100 £ 697 1988 94 / 100 £ 694 1987 86 / 100 £ 526 1986 96 / 100 £ 1,038 1985 92 / 100 £ 633 1984 87 / 100 £ 515 1983 91 / 100 £ 572 1982 95 / 100 £ 2,715 1981 89 / 100 £ 594 1980 91 / 100 £ 504 1979 88 / 100 £ 532 1978 90 / 100 £ 543 1977 91 / 100 £ 494 1976 91 / 100 £ 584 1975 90 / 100 £ 534 1974 92 / 100 £ 457 1973 90 / 100 £ 500 1972 87 / 100 £ 513 1971 81 / 100 £ 520 1970 87 / 100 £ 535 1969 93 / 100 £ 676 1968 87 / 100 £ 542 1967 80 / 100 £ 499 1966 92 / 100 £ 758 1965 77 / 100 £ 738 1964 90 / 100 £ 625 1963 – £ 966 1962 93 / 100 £ 701 1961 93 / 100 £ 1,906 1960 86 / 100 £ 796 1959 98 / 100 £ 3,523 1958 82 / 100 £ 931 1957 83 / 100 £ 967 1956 – £ 1,982 1955 94 / 100 £ 1,424 1954 85 / 100 £ 1,366 1953 98 / 100 £ 2,696 1952 87 / 100 £ 945 1951 – £ 1,641 1950 91 / 100 £ 1,315 1949 93 / 100 £ 1,690 1948 94 / 100 £ 1,376 1947 91 / 100 £ 2,071 1946 90 / 100 £ 3,645 1945 93 / 100 £ 3,386 1944 – £ 1,558 1943 88 / 100 £ 2,242 1942 – £ 1,123 1941 – – 1940 – £ 1,447 1939 – £ 1,587 1938 – £ 1,089 1937 93 / 100 £ 1,518 1935 – – 1934 94 / 100 £ 1,570 1933 – £ 1,706 1931 87 / 100 £ 1,935 1930 – – 1929 92 / 100 £ 2,611 1928 89 / 100 £ 1,941 1927 – – 1926 – £ 3,188 1925 89 / 100 £ 1,175 1924 93 / 100 £ 1,631 1923 – £ 2,623 1922 – £ 2,601 1921 93 / 100 – 1920 90 / 100 £ 2,209 1919 92 / 100 £ 1,612 1918 – £ 1,967 1917 92 / 100 £ 2,646 1916 – £ 2,647 1915 – £ 3,476 1914 85 / 100 £ 1,691 1913 – £ 2,927 1912 – £ 3,979 1911 – £ 2,793 1910 – £ 5,147 1909 – – 1908 94 / 100 £ 1,129 1907 90 / 100 £ 2,927 1906 – £ 3,675 1905 82 / 100 £ 7,028 1904 89 / 100 £ 5,249 1903 – £ 2,927 1902 – £ 4,893 1901 92 / 100 £ 4,011 1900 94 / 100 £ 14,169 1899 91 / 100 £ 9,573 1898 – £ 9,573 1897 – £ 6,493 1896 – £ 19,816 1895 – £ 12,866 1894 – £ 4,494 1893 – £ 26,109 1892 – £ 13,151 1891 – £ 21,758 1890 – – 1888 – £ 15,976 1887 – £ 4,916 1884 – – 1883 – – 1882 – – 1881 94 / 100 – 1878 – – 1877 – £ 21,758 1876 – £ 12,341 1875 – £ 26,109 1874 87 / 100 £ 26,109 1872 – £ 18,412 1871 – – 1870 100 / 100 £ 35,538 1869 – – 1868 – £ 19,465 1865 98 / 100 £ 27,560 1864 92 / 100 £ 27,922 1861 – – 1858 – £ 14,230 1855 – – 1848 96 / 100 – 1846 – – 1844 – – 1841 – £ 24,043 1832 83 / 100 – 1825 – £ 18,407 1812 – – 1811 – – 1805 – – 1800 – – 1799 – – 1791 – – 1789 – – 1787 – – 1784 – –

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2006 Vintage: Bordeaux Learn more

Vintage quality: Good

Current condition: Ready to drink

The 2006 vintage for Bordeaux encountered various struggles but some good wines were made.

A chilly winter saw plenty of rain, however, spring brought cheerier conditions and a hot, dry summer ensued until August delivered a downer as temperatures cooled and rains return...

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