拉菲古堡（Chateau Lafite Rothschild）

埃力克·罗斯柴尔德（Eric de Rothschild）男爵

178公顷

赤霞珠（Cabernet Sauvignon）

15,000～20,000箱（正牌）；15,000～20,000箱（副牌）

98+

Since I gave this wine a perfect score, I suppose some could see this as a downgrade. I found everything still there for a perfect rating, but I was just struck by how tight and backward the wine was. A blend of 93.3% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot, the wine still has a dark ruby/purple color and an extraordinarily youthful nose of graphite, black currants, sweet, unsmoked cigar tobacco, and flowers. The wine is rich, medium to full-bodied, but has that ethereal elegance and purity that is always Lafite. I originally predicted that it would first reach maturity in 2011, but I would push that back by 5-7 years now, 

750ml