Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2005 1.5L Magnum
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| Management number | 253498484 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$1,500.00 | Model Number | 253498484 | ||
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Chateau Lafite Rothschild is one of the world's most iconic Bordeaux wines, celebrated for its extraordinary elegance, precision, and longevity. Aromas of blackcurrant, cassis, cedar, graphite, violet, cigar box, and fine spice unfold into a seamless palate with silky tannins, exceptional depth, and a remarkably persistent finish.
Food Pairing: Pair with beef Wellington, roast lamb, venison, duck breast, truffle dishes, or aged Comte for an unforgettable First Growth Bordeaux experience.
100 Points - James Suckling
An incredible nose, so subtle with red fruits, mint, minerals and all sorts of flowers giving way to Cohiba cigar tobacco. The palate has such freshness and density, with perfectly polished tannins. Slightly leathery, like a wonderful Hermès bag.
99 Points - Decanter
A wine worthy of superlatives, the 2005 Château Lafite Rothschild showed incredible concentration yet superb balance. Lovely black currant and plum fruit displays a fragrant floral edge, hints of oak spice and a firm, earthy underpinning. The texture is superbly elegant, with wonderful freshness and a lilting, silky finish, yet it does not lack tannic grip, and the finish is satisfyingly long. Near perfection. A blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot with just a touch of Petit Verdot, aged in new oak casks.
99 Points - Wine Enthusiast
This wine is initially dense, almost thick enough to be cut with a knife. But then it becomes apparent that everything is beautifully integrated and balanced, bringing together power with the hallmark Lafite style and poise. In the end, you have a wine that promises impressive aging potential along with delicious black currant fruit, vibrant acidity and a layer of striking tannins.
98 Points - Wine Spectator
Delivers blackberry, dried porcini, tobacco and licorice aromas. Full-bodied, with layers of velvety tannins and loads of dark chocolate, cigar box, currant, berry and mineral flavors. The finish is long, with coffee and an almost meaty aftertaste. Very beautiful and balanced.
97 Points - Jeb Dunnuck
The 2005 Château Lafite Rothschild is a beauty, displaying the quintessential power paired with incredible elegance and complexity that this château does so well. Based on 89% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Merlot, it offers perfumed notes of red and black fruits, freshly sharpened pencils, saddle leather, graphite and spice. These all carry to a medium- to full-bodied wine with a layered, balanced mouthfeel, ripe tannins and a great finish. It remains relatively focused and tight on the palate and benefits from air. Drink bottles any time over the coming 20–30 years.
96 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Having tasted the 2005 Château Lafite Rothschild several times, both blind and non-blind, it comes across as a First Growth politely requesting more time to settle. From an ex-château bottle tasted in Bordeaux, it delivers that signature graphite and pencil-box bouquet that unfurls gradually in the glass, graceful rather than intense. It has developed a little more spice—particularly thyme and sage—than I recall. The palate is medium-bodied and beautifully balanced, a sophisticated Pauillac that prioritizes elegance and poise over sheer intensity of fruit, very much in keeping with Lafite Rothschild's style. It gives the impression that it will mature slowly and gracefully, even if it is already more approachable than the 2005 Latour. I would still be inclined to cellar it for several more years. Tasted November 2014.
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