2008 Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, Bordeaux burgundy Named after a twentieth century

Named after a twentieth century BB&R ancestor

This is blockbuster stuff that just could not get any better

It's drinking brilliantly today with a decant and has another 20-30 years of prime drinking

influenced more by the clay

Drink 2023 - 2043

2008 Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, Bordeaux burgundy Named after a twentieth centuryExtremely Cabernet dominant, with savoury black fruit and a ton of Pauillac character. A fairly reserved, finely boned Lafite, with menthol and tobacco leaf. Subdued right now but in it for the long haul. The vintage with the Chinese symbol for eight engraved on the bottle, to commemorate the planting of the Long Dai vineyard in China a fact that made the price of this bottle shoot up when it was released. Harvest October 1 to 14. 40% of overall