Château Lafite Rothschild 2001 — Pauillac, 0.75 L

Name: Château Lafite Rothschild 2001 — Pauillac, 0.75 L
Brand: Château Lafite Rothschild
SKU: BOR-LAFITE-ROTHSCHILD-2001-075
Price: 648.00 EUR
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Château Lafite Rothschild

2001 · 0.75 L · RP 92, 94

€ 648,00

1 in stock

Château Lafite Rothschild 2001, Pauillac 1er Grand Cru Classé: 94/100 from Robert Parker Wine Advocate, drinking window 2012-2040.

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Robert Parker Wine Advocate score, out of 100. 90–95 outstanding, 96–100 extraordinary.
0.75 L
Drink 2012-2040
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SKU: BOR-LAFITE-ROTHSCHILD-2001-075

Key facts

Vintage: 2001
Appellation: Pauillac
Classification: 1er Grand Cru Classé
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Drinking window: 2012–2040
Vintage rating: 88/100 — ready to drink
Format: 0.75 L
Producer: Château Lafite Rothschild
Region: Bordeaux
Country: France
Type: Red
Sweetness: Dry

Pauillac 2001 on the Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart

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

Lafite 2001: Robert Parker 94, Pauillac vintage 88

A Pauillac from the 2001 harvest, Château Lafite Rothschild scores 94/100 with Robert Parker Wine Advocate. It is a dry red from Pauillac, made from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The wine is a 1er Grand Cru Classé, bottled in 0.75 L.

The Wine Advocate vintage chart scores 2001 for St Julien, Pauillac and St Estèphe at 88, with the letter R, which means the vintage is ready to drink. Our suggested drinking window is 2012 to 2040.

Illustration: gravel vineyards of Pauillac by the Gironde estuary

First on the 1855 list

Lafite was ranked a First Growth in the 1855 Bordeaux classification. It appears first among the First Growths, under its then name “Château Lafite”. Pauillac has three First Growths today: Lafite, Latour and Mouton Rothschild. Mouton was added only in 1973.

The Rothschild family has owned the estate since 1868. Baron James de Rothschild bought it at public sale on 8 August 1868. Saskia de Rothschild has chaired the group since April 2018.

Illustration: first-year barrel hall in the Médoc

112 hectares of gravel and sand

The estate covers 267 ha in total, of which 112 ha are under vine. The vines stand in three areas: the slopes around the château, the Carruades plateau to the west, and 4.5 ha in neighbouring Saint-Estèphe. Wine from that Saint-Estèphe plot may be sold as Pauillac by special derogation.

The soils are fine, deep gravel mixed with wind-blown sand, on a subsoil of Tertiary limestone. The oldest plot, La Gravière, was planted in 1886. Vines younger than 10 years are not used in the grand vin.

The usual blend ranges from 80 to 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5 to 20% Merlot, and 0 to 5% Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.

Illustration: a glass of red Pauillac with roast beef

How Lafite is made

Grapes from each plot are fermented in separate vats, in both oak and stainless steel. The grand vin is selected after the first racking in March. The barrels come from the group’s own cooperage in Pauillac, the Tonnellerie des Domaines.

The estate ages the grand vin for 15 to 20 months in 100% new oak. Average production of the grand vin is 16,000 cases a year.

Pauillac in numbers

Pauillac is an appellation for still red wine only. It lies about 50 km north of Bordeaux on the left bank of the Gironde estuary. The vineyard covers about 1,250 ha. Grand Cru Classé wines make up 90% of its output by volume.

The soils are Quaternary gravel terraces, about ten metres thick on average, over Eocene and Oligocene marls and limestones. Pauillac gets about 2,175 hours of sunshine a year.

Questions buyers ask

What is the Robert Parker score of Château Lafite Rothschild 2001?

Robert Parker Wine Advocate rates it 94/100.

How good is the 2001 vintage in Pauillac?

The Wine Advocate vintage chart gives St Julien, Pauillac and St Estèphe 2001 a score of 88, with the letter R, which means the vintage is ready to drink.

When should this wine be drunk?

Our suggested drinking window is 2012 to 2040.

What was Lafite's rank in 1855?

It was ranked a First Growth and appears first among the First Growths in the 1855 Bordeaux classification.

Who owns Château Lafite Rothschild?

The Rothschild family has owned it since 1868. Saskia de Rothschild has chaired the group since April 2018.

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