Tasting Notes
Robert Parker 95-97
A blend of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2022 Lafite Rothschild unwinds in the glass with aromas of dark berries, cassis, sweet soils tones, cigar box and lilac. Medium to full-bodied, it’s the most tensile of the first growths this year, with a layered, concentrated but youthfully introverted mid-palate, lively acids and a long, saline finish. It checks in at a rather high pH of 3.85, which belies its incisive profile, from a harvest that extended from August 31 to September 24.
Jean-Marc Quarin 100
Couleur noire. Nez intense, fin, fruite, subtil, noble, cacaote et tres distingue. Sophistique des l entree en bouche, avec de la grace dans le toucher, le vin fond opulent, subtil et en meme temps complexe. Tres, tres grande finale noble, puissante et pourtant aerienne. Un ange passe ! Oh la la, impossible a cracher ! Assemblage : 94 % cabernet sauvignon, 5 % merlot, 1 % petit verdot. Degre d alcool : 13 7 (moyenne plus, 13 3 en 2018). PH : 3,85. Rendement : 38 hl/ha.
Anticipated maturity: 2034-2080
