2021 Chateau Lafite Rothschild

Name: 2021 Chateau Lafite Rothschild
Brand: Chateau Lafite Rothschild
SKU: 74ad9a72c5e822f99389455f12c9560a
Price: 1248.77 AUD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 96 (15 reviews)

Pauillac, France

- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- AU$ 1,023 / 750ml

4.5 from 4 User Ratings
96 / 100 15 Critic Reviews
Style Red - Savory and Classic
Grape Variety Bordeaux Blend Red
Food Pairing Beef and Venison

- Expert tasting note: (2021 vintage) "Deep, darkly pigmented ruby-red color holds well to the rim. Cassis aromas are overlaid by notes of coffee, toasty oak & graphite. The palate is quite lean & introverted with lively cassis & dark plum complimented by cedary, graphite flavors. The wine is elegant rather than opulent. The wine is of medium to full body & the tannins are not big, but the structure is fine, grainy, cedary & dense. Alcohol is well in balance & the finish is lean & long, combining fresh black-fruit with cedary notes." - 04/22 DCAMW
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Winery

Chateau Lafite Rothschild

6 products ranged between AU$547 - AU$26,181 (Avg. price ex tax)

Region or Appellation

Pauillac

Medoc / Bordeaux / France

Grape Variety / Blend

Bordeaux Blend Red

96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Merlot & 1% Petit Verdot

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: 2029 - 2063

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 12.5 - 13.3%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked
Oak Type: French
Ownership: Domaines Barons de Rothschild
Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Notes: The vineyard of Château Lafite Rothschild comprises three main areas: The slopes around the Château, the Carruades plateau to the west and a 4.5-hectare lot in the neighbouring township of Saint-Estèphe. The surface area is 112 hectares. The soil is made up of fine, deep gravel mixed with windblown sand on a well-drained, and well exposed tertiary limestone subsoil. The grape varieties grown here are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot.

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Ageing: 18 month

Awards

(1)

2 Stars

2021 Vintage

Awarded: 2025

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: 2029 - 2063

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 12.5 - 13.3%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked
Oak Type: French
Ownership: Domaines Barons de Rothschild
Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Notes: The vineyard of Château Lafite Rothschild comprises three main areas: The slopes around the Château, the Carruades plateau to the west and a 4.5-hectare lot in the neighbouring township of Saint-Estèphe. The surface area is 112 hectares. The soil is made up of fine, deep gravel mixed with windblown sand on a well-drained, and well exposed tertiary limestone subsoil. The grape varieties grown here are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot.

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Ageing: 18 month

Awards

(1)

2 Stars

2021 Vintage

Awarded: 2025

Le Guide Hachette des Vins

Critics Scores & Reviews

(15)

2021 vintage

96 / 100

15 scores

95 - 100

90 - 94

85 - 89

80 - 84

75 - 79

0 - 74

When to drink: 2028 to 2065

PRO Jancis Robinson

2021 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2025

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About Jancis Robinson

? / 100 James Suckling

2021 Vintage Tasted: Jul 2024

Reminiscent of the 1995 Lafite but modern, this wine is extremely aromatic, showing lead pencil, currants, blackberries, black olives and smoke with some gunpowder. Notes of iodine, stone, blood and ink. It is medium-bodied, with very fine and creamy tannins that show so much finesse and length. Racy at the end. 96% cabernet sauvignon, 3% merlot, 1% petit verdot. Give this four or five years to open.

About James Suckling

98 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2021 Vintage Tasted: Jul 2024

This wine is the essence of Bordeaux Cabernet. Dominated by this variety at 96%, it exudes tannins and black-currant fruits. Structure is all there, backed by acidity. It is a wine for serious aging. Drink at the earliest from 2028.

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18.5 / 20 Vinum Wine Magazine

2021 Vintage Tasted: Aug 2022

When to drink: 2032 to 2050

Ungemein klassischer, stilvoller Lafite mit herrlich raffiniertem Tannin, grosse Tiefe, Spannkraft und Länge.

About Vinum Wine Magazine

97 / 100 Falstaff

2021 Vintage Tasted: May 2022

Deep dark ruby garnet, opaque core, purple hue to the narrow rim. Fine noble wood savouriness, black forest berries, nougat and fresh orange zest; an attractive bouquet. Complex and taut; red berry fruit underpins ripe cherry fruit. Vivid, very fine tannins that give the wine beautiful structure, mineral, salty with lovely length. A great food companion, marked by freshness and openness; plenty of ageing potential here as Lafite fully shows off its outstanding terroir.

About Falstaff

97 / 100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

2021 Vintage Tasted: May 2022

Flowers, blackberries, charcoal, cigar box, black currants, spice, cedar, graphite and tobacco come through on the nose with a bit of coaxing. On the palate, the wine offers a pure expression of red fruits, black cherries, spice and a touch of orange rind, along with boysenberry, licorice and red plums on the backend. This is an elegant, regal, classic style of Lafite Rothschild that will age and evolve quite well. The wine is complete from start to finish and was produced from blending 96% Cabernet Sauvignon. 3% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot. 12.6% ABV, 3.9 pH. Drink from 2032-2060.

About Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

96 - 98 / 100 Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch

2021 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2022

Leuchtendes Rubin. Die Nase ist subtil, tiefgründig, anfangs sehr zurückhaltend, braucht etwas Zeit, öffnet sich mit jeder Minute, wird immer floraler, ein nobles Parfüm, in keiner Form aufdringlich, jedoch mit grosser Komplexität, mineralischen Anklängen und eher hellen Frucht. Der Gaumen ist gradlinig und schlank, was für eine Präzision, der Wein hat viel Struktur, zeigt Rasse und Finesse, hochelegant, mit feinkörnigen, noch jugendlichen Tanninen und einer messerscharfen Säure, die Frucht ist knackig, auf den Punkt gereift, hallt im Abgang lange nach. Das ist ein tänzerischer, feingliedriger Lafite, sehr klassisch! 2030-2055+ (Verkostet "En Primeur" im April 2022. Château Lafite Rothschild)

About Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch

96 / 100 Robert Parker The Wine Advocate

2021 Vintage Tasted: Feb 2024

When to drink: 2031 to 2065

About Robert Parker The Wine Advocate

97 / 100 Jean-Marc Quarin

2021 Vintage Tasted: Feb 2024

When to drink: 2028 to 2055

About Jean-Marc Quarin

96 / 100 Jane Anson - Inside Bordeaux

2021 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2024

When to drink: 2028 to 2041

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About Jane Anson - Inside Bordeaux

93 / 100 Chris Kissack - Winedoctor

2021 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2024

About Chris Kissack - Winedoctor

97 / 100 Alexandre MA

2021 Vintage Tasted: Nov 2023

About Alexandre MA

94 - 96 / 100 The Wine Independent

2021 Vintage Tasted: May 2022

When to drink: 2029 to 2063

About The Wine Independent

96 / 100 Tim Atkin

2021 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2022

For reports and full tasting notes, go to Tim Atkin MW's website.

About Tim Atkin

97 / 100 CellarTracker

2021 Vintage

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User Ratings

(4)

4.5

4 ratings

2021 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, France

Very Good

2021 Vintage Saved: 15-Jun-2022

Deep, darkly pigmented ruby-red color holds well to the rim. Cassis aromas are overlaid by notes of coffee, toasty oak & graphite. The palate is quite lean & introverted with lively cassis & dark plum complimented by cedary, graphite flavors. The wine is elegant rather than opulent. The wine is of medium to full body & the tannins are not big, but the structure is fine, grainy, cedary & dense. Alcohol is well in balance & the finish is lean & long, combining fresh black-fruit with cedary notes. 04/22 DCAMW

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Vintage Critics Score Avg. Price (ex-tax)

All 96 / 100 AU$ 1,544 2024 95 / 100 AU$ 575 2023 97 / 100 AU$ 802 2022 98 / 100 AU$ 1,450 2021 96 / 100 AU$ 1,023 2020 97 / 100 AU$ 1,272 2019 97 / 100 AU$ 1,669 2018 98 / 100 AU$ 1,755 2017 95 / 100 AU$ 1,244

2016 98 / 100 AU$ 1,640 2015 95 / 100 AU$ 1,818 2014 94 / 100 AU$ 1,250 2013 91 / 100 AU$ 1,123 2012 93 / 100 AU$ 1,170 2011 93 / 100 AU$ 1,145 2010 97 / 100 AU$ 2,225 2009 97 / 100 AU$ 1,892 2008 94 / 100 AU$ 1,538 2007 93 / 100 AU$ 1,231 2006 94 / 100 AU$ 1,495 2005 96 / 100 AU$ 2,056 2004 94 / 100 AU$ 1,407 2003 96 / 100 AU$ 1,959 2002 93 / 100 AU$ 1,113 2001 95 / 100 AU$ 1,364 2000 97 / 100 AU$ 3,107 1999 93 / 100 AU$ 1,569 1998 94 / 100 AU$ 1,516 1997 92 / 100 AU$ 1,195 1996 97 / 100 AU$ 2,929 1995 95 / 100 AU$ 1,843 1994 90 / 100 AU$ 1,150 1993 88 / 100 AU$ 1,117 1992 89 / 100 AU$ 1,446 1991 88 / 100 AU$ 1,182 1990 95 / 100 AU$ 1,888 1989 93 / 100 AU$ 1,800 1988 94 / 100 AU$ 1,773 1987 86 / 100 AU$ 1,285 1986 96 / 100 AU$ 1,957 1985 92 / 100 AU$ 1,514 1984 87 / 100 AU$ 1,307 1983 91 / 100 AU$ 1,139 1982 95 / 100 AU$ 5,222 1981 89 / 100 AU$ 1,438 1980 91 / 100 AU$ 1,162 1979 88 / 100 AU$ 1,207 1978 90 / 100 AU$ 1,706 1977 91 / 100 AU$ 1,313 1976 91 / 100 AU$ 1,503 1975 90 / 100 AU$ 1,612 1974 92 / 100 AU$ 1,381 1973 90 / 100 AU$ 1,321 1972 87 / 100 AU$ 1,362 1971 81 / 100 AU$ 1,135 1970 87 / 100 AU$ 1,084 1969 93 / 100 AU$ 1,708 1968 87 / 100 – 1967 80 / 100 AU$ 1,348 1966 92 / 100 AU$ 1,655 1965 77 / 100 – 1964 90 / 100 AU$ 1,730 1963 – – 1962 93 / 100 AU$ 1,002 1961 93 / 100 AU$ 2,225 1960 86 / 100 – 1959 98 / 100 AU$ 6,498 1958 82 / 100 – 1957 83 / 100 – 1956 – – 1955 94 / 100 AU$ 2,724 1954 85 / 100 – 1953 98 / 100 – 1952 87 / 100 – 1951 – – 1950 91 / 100 – 1949 93 / 100 – 1948 94 / 100 – 1947 91 / 100 AU$ 6,752 1946 90 / 100 – 1945 93 / 100 AU$ 10,742 1944 – – 1943 88 / 100 – 1942 – – 1941 – – 1940 – – 1939 – – 1938 – – 1937 93 / 100 – 1935 – – 1934 94 / 100 – 1933 – AU$ 5,371 1931 87 / 100 – 1930 – – 1929 92 / 100 – 1928 89 / 100 – 1927 – – 1926 – AU$ 6,330 1925 89 / 100 – 1924 93 / 100 – 1923 – – 1922 – – 1921 93 / 100 – 1920 90 / 100 AU$ 4,512 1919 92 / 100 – 1918 – – 1917 92 / 100 AU$ 4,289 1916 – – 1915 – – 1914 85 / 100 – 1913 – – 1912 – AU$ 6,600 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 AU$ 38,367 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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2021 Vintage: Bordeaux Learn more

Vintage quality: Good

Current condition: Keep

For Bordeaux, the 2021 vintage posed several challenges for the vignerons of Bordeaux, but with careful viticulture and much hard work some very good wines were made. Over the course of the vintage, producers had to battle frosts, millerandage and mildew, and vineyard geography pr...

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