2003 Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, Bordeaux Size:75cl extremely pure and intense

extremely pure and intense

gamey notes through to the finish

allowing the wine to evolve gracefully in the bottle before release

Spanish cedar

if that’s the right word

2003 Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, Bordeaux Size:75cl extremely pure and intenseThe 2003 Lafite Rothschild famously shrugged off the merciless heat of that infamous summer when the temperature at the estate nudged 42 Celsius. It has a lovely bouquet of black plum, pressed iris, a touch of glycerin and for Lafite) exotic scents of blood orange. The palate is powerful and intense, as you would expect. There is great depth and volume with glossy black fruit laced with orange zest, smoke and melted tar. You can almost feel the summer