Château Lafite Rothschild 1998 — Pauillac, 0.75 L

Name: Château Lafite Rothschild 1998 — Pauillac, 0.75 L
Brand: Château Lafite Rothschild
SKU: BOR-LAFITE-ROTHSCHILD-1998-075
Price: 696.00 EUR
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Château Lafite Rothschild

1998 · 0.75 L · RP 98

€ 696,00

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Château Lafite Rothschild 1998, Pauillac First Growth: 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot. Robert Parker Wine Advocate rates it 96/100. 0.75 L.

Guaranteed authentic
Robert Parker Wine Advocate score, out of 100. 90–95 outstanding, 96–100 extraordinary.
0.75 L
Drink 2007-2035
Cellar-stored
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SKU: BOR-LAFITE-ROTHSCHILD-1998-075

Key facts

Vintage: 1998
Appellation: Pauillac
Classification: 1er Grand Cru Classé
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Drinking window: 2007–2035
Vintage rating: 87/100 — still tannic and youthful
Format: 0.75 L
Producer: Château Lafite Rothschild
Region: Bordeaux
Country: France
Type: Red
Sweetness: Dry

Pauillac 1998 on the Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart

Category: Pauillac, 1er Grand Cru Classé, Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon, France, Merlot, Red, Wine

Château Lafite Rothschild 1998: a 96-point Pauillac First Growth

Robert Parker Wine Advocate scored Château Lafite Rothschild 1998 at 96/100. The wine comes from Pauillac in Bordeaux and carries the 1er Grand Cru Classé status. Our suggested drinking window runs from 2007 to 2035, a span of 28 years for the 1998 vintage.

The 1998 blend is 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot. The harvest ran from 24 September to 10 October.

Illustration: gravel vineyards of Pauillac by the Gironde estuary

The 1998 season at Lafite

Budbreak came early. The spring was dry and August was hot. Picking began on 24 September, and rain arrived only after it had started. The vintage chart of the Robert Parker Wine Advocate gives Pauillac 1998 a score of 87, in the chart’s St-Julien/Pauillac/St-Estèphe category.

Illustration: first-year barrel hall in the Médoc

An 1855 First Growth on Pauillac gravel

Lafite was ranked a First Growth in the 1855 classification and is listed first among the First Growths. The Rothschild family has owned it since 1868. The estate farms 112 ha under vine, on gravel and wind-blown sand over Tertiary limestone. Pauillac itself is a red-only appellation on the left bank of the Gironde, about 50 km north of Bordeaux.

Part of the vineyard, 4.5 ha, lies in Saint-Estèphe. Its wine is allowed into the Pauillac appellation by a special derogation.

Illustration: a glass of red Pauillac with roast beef

Authentication marks on Lafite bottles

Lafite bottles carry a different screen-printed motif on the glass for each vintage, a measure against counterfeiting. The 1999 bottle, for example, shows the solar eclipse of 11 August 1999. The “bubble code” seal on the capsule appears only on bottles labelled from February 2012, so a 1998 bottle from the original release will not have it.

Questions buyers ask

What is the Robert Parker score of Lafite Rothschild 1998?

Robert Parker Wine Advocate rates it 96/100.

What grapes are in Château Lafite Rothschild 1998?

The 1998 blend is 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot.

When should Lafite Rothschild 1998 be drunk?

Our suggested drinking window runs from 2007 to 2035.

How is the 1998 vintage rated in Pauillac?

The Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart gives Pauillac 1998 a score of 87, in the chart's St-Julien/Pauillac/St-Estèphe category.

Is Château Lafite Rothschild a First Growth?

Yes. It was ranked a First Growth in the 1855 Bordeaux classification and appears first on the list.

When was the 1998 Lafite harvested?

The harvest took place from 24 September to 10 October 1998.

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