Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 2015 Old Rioja chalk-driven finish

chalk-driven finish

and built to age through 2030

raw cane sugar

but the decision that really defines this wine is when he picks: consistently later than his neighbors

Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 2015 Old Rioja chalk-driven finish2015 marked a return to ripeness in Bordeaux after several cooler vintages, and Lafite's version is built for the long haul a Cabernet Sauvignon dominated blend that's still very much in its primary phase a decade in. Compared to the 2005, this is a younger, denser, more fruit forward Lafite that needs another decade to start showing the secondary complexity that defines mature First Growth. The estate continues to farm its core parcels on the deep