2018 CHÂTEAU LAFITE-ROTHSCHILD (SUBSKRIPTION)

James Suckling: 99-100/100 Punkte
»A very compact and linear Lafite with a fantastic mouthfeel of intense but ever so refined tannins that draw a straight line through the middle of the wine. It’s full-bodied yet compact with complex character of plums, blackcurrants, cigar tobacco, cedar and hints of hazelnuts and coffee. Salty. Orange zest at the end. Delicacy with power. Richness with softness. Glamorous. Lasts for minutes at the finish.«

Decanter: 99/100 Punkte
»This is silky and delicious and juicy, not something you can often say about a Lafite En Primeur sample but before you even get close to tasting the wine you can feel the layers building. It has the precision, the freshness and the sense of effortless elegance that Lafite always conveys with lots of power and depth, deep black fruits on the nose and a mix of spices from rosemary to saffron on the palate. Is it better than the 2016? It’s hard to say at this stage but it certainly feels its equal, although differently constructed and unlikely to take as long to come around - think 10 rather than 14 years before reaching its drinking window. It's worth adding that very few wines have been so unmarked by the extremes of the vintage, or as technical director Eric Kohler puts it; 'Even after 25 years of working at Lafite I continue to be full of admiration for this terroir. Other plots that we own reacted to the heat at times, but Lafite just kept sailing on as usual'. The harvest took place between 17 September and 5 October, with a yield of 40hl/ha. 40% of the production went into the grand vin. 3.75pH which is classic for them. 74IPT. 98-100 points. Drinking Window 2028 - 2050« 

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 98-100/100 Punkte
»The 2018 Lafite Rothschild is blended of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8.5% Merlot and 0.5% Petit Verdot and has 13.3% alcohol. The Merlot was harvested September 17-24, the Cabernet Sauvignon was harvested September 25 to October 5, and the Cabernet Franc was harvested on September 24. It has a deep purple-black color and then WOW—what a nose. It comes sashaying out of the glass with bags of grace and perfume, revealing notions of lilacs, red roses, fragrant soil, cinnamon stick and Morello cherries with a core of blackcurrant cordial, fresh black plums, redcurrant jelly and tapenade plus a waft of iron ore. Medium-bodied, the palate has wonderful, tightly wound layers of black, red and blue fruits intermingled with floral, earth and mineral notions and a rock-solid frame of the most finely pixelated tannins you can possibly imagine. Anyone who wants to see what I mean when I babble about the Lafite tannins needs to try this benchmark. The finish goes on, and on, and on. If this wine doesn’t get Bordeaux lovers hearts' racing, nothing will.«

Falstaff: 98/100 Punkte
»Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarter Wasserrand. Intensives schwarzes Beerenkonfit, tabakige Nuancen, ein Hauch von Edelholz. Komplex, engmaschig, feine Herzkirschen, reife Tannine, geprägt von guter Frische, rotbeerige Nuancen im Abgang, finessenreich und delikat, salziger Touch im Abgang, sicheres Entwicklungspotenzial.«

Weinwisser: 20/20
»91 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 8,5 % Merlot, 0,5 % Petit Verdot. Tiefes Purpurgranat mit violetten Reflexen. Was für ein königliches Parfüm nach reifem Cassis, sehr nobel, dahinter Fliedernoten, Lakritze und heller Tabak. Am Gaumen mit nobler Adstringenz, pure Finesse zeigend. Dank der straffen Ausrichtung mit verlangenden Tanninen und der stützenden Frische wie ein durchtrainierter Marathonläufer. Im gebündelten, nachhaltigen Finale elegant bleibend, helle Edelhölzer und etwas Wildkirschen und einfach nicht mehr enden wollend – ein ganz grosser, monumentaler Lafite, den ich noch minutenlang auf dem Weg zurück zum Parkplatz spü- ren durfte und zu Recht die glatte Traumnote erreicht! Trinken 2030 bis 2060«  

Wine Enthusiast: 96-98/100 Punkte
»Barrel Sample. This wine is packed with plenty of dark fruits and structured tannins that offer an immense power, while also keeping the elegance and richness of a grand Pauillac. With 91% Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend, the wine has fine tannins as well as bright acidity. It is a great wine with a long-term future.«

Vinum: 18/20 Punkte
»Lupenreiner Ausdruck seines Stils auch in diesem Jahr, unglaubliche Dichte, Klassetannin, beeindruckender Lafite. 2028 bis 2040« 

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