2015 Lafite Rothschild Magnums, Very Sharp Pricing, "Elegance with power" (JS)

With the best part of a decade behind it now, Lafite Rothschild’s 2015 vintage is starting to find its feet. Indeed the Wine Advocate’s long drinking window begins this year. Therefore we are pleased to offer – at an extremely inviting price – a significant parcel of magnums today.

Large formats of the 2015 are already hard to come by, in fact there’s only a handful of listings globally, making this 90-mag parcel very interesting.

• “Elegance with power. Very classic nature for Lafite” 99pts James Suckling 
• “this is a masterpiece of diligence in the vineyards, careful selection and very clever crafting—bravo!” 96+pts Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

These cases are coming to us direct from Bordeaux, having never left the region.

2015 Lafite Rothschild

£2,875 per case of magnums (3x150cl) in bond – 30 cases available

96+ points Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (Wine Advocate)

The deep garnet-purple shaded 2015 Lafite Rothschild is blended of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Merlot and was matured for 20 months in new oak barrels from Tonnellerie des Domaines (their own cooperage). It is still sporting a lot of cedar at this nascent stage with a vibrant core of black raspberries, red currants and crushed plums plus touches of cigar boxes, violets and underbrush with a waft of tilled loam. Medium-bodied and elegantly styled with wonderful freshness and depth, it is compellingly earthy/minerally in the mouth with a frame of seductively silky yet very firm tannins and culminating in a very long, racy and pure finish. Boasting spectacular finesse and packed with nuances, clearly, given some of the challenges here in 2015, this is a masterpiece of diligence in the vineyards, careful selection and very clever crafting—bravo! Drink 2024-2045. Tasted Feb 2018.

99 points James Suckling 

Lead and graphite are complimented by notes of blueberries and blackberries. Blackcurrants, too. Full-bodied and focused with very round and polished tannins. Elegance with power. Very classic nature for Lafite. Try in 2022. Tasted Feb 2018.

Offered subject to final confirmation. Available in the UK in 8-12 weeks.