Country: France
AOC: Pauillac
Alcohol %: 13%
Grape Variety: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Type: Red Wine
Food Pairing
Red Meats: Ideal with classic meat dishes such as grilled or roasted beef, lamb, or game. Its structure complements the richness of these meats.
Poultry: Pairs well with duck or roasted chicken, especially when prepared with rich sauces.
Rich Fish: Suitable for pairing with richer fish dishes like tuna or salmon.
Cheese: Complements aged cheeses such as Comté or a selection of hard cheeses."
Tasting Notes
Aroma: The nose is complex and expressive, featuring notes of blackcurrant, cedar, and tobacco, with hints of graphite and floral undertones.
Palate: On the palate, it is full-bodied and rich, showcasing layers of dark fruit flavors such as blackberry and plum. The wine is well-structured with firm but ripe tannins, providing a silky mouthfeel.
Finish: The finish is long and elegant, with a persistent aftertaste of dark chocolate and spice, indicating its potential for aging.
100 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate review date: 03/2020
Deep garnet in color, the 2010 Lafite Rothschild is a little mute on the nose at this stage, opening to reveal warm blackcurrants, baked plums and boysenberry scents with hints of chocolate mint, violets, cedar chest and pencil lead. Full-bodied, rich and densely packed with perfumed black fruit layers, it has a rock-solid backbone of fantastically ripe, grainy tannins and beautiful freshness, finishing very long and minerally. Still very youthful!
100 points - Wine Enthusiast review date: 03/2013
*A Top 100 Cellar Selection of 2013* Almost black in color, this stunning wine is gorgeous, rich and dense. It's grand and powerful, with a strong sense of its own importance. The beautiful tannins and the fragrant black currant fruits are palpable. It's a great wine, with huge potential.
99 points - James Suckling
This is shy and not giving its all at the moment. Yet it is full and intense with a tightly intertwined tannic and fruit structure. Ethereal blackberry, currant, cedar, and nutty flavors. Dried flowers too. Cedar jewel box smell comes out with time. Great finish. So, so long and harmonious. Try in 2018.
97 points - Wine Spectator
Rather tight, with an alluring whiff of cocoa that lures you in before disappearing into the core of steeped plum, roasted fig and blackberry coulis notes. Sandalwood, black tea and loam elements fill in on the long and expansive finish. This seems to be lying in wait for what could be a very long time in the cellar before unfurling fully. Best from 2018 through 2045.
