2002 Chateau Lafite Rothschild (1.5L OWC)

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Vintage: 2002
Format: 1.5L
Wine Name: Chateau Lafite Rothschild
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Appellation: Pauillac
Producer: Chateau Lafite Rothschild
Varietal: Red Bordeaux Blend
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Medoc
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Tasting note: Bright, dark ruby-red. Subdued but pure aromas of currant, plum, minerals, graphite, and sexy, coconutty oak; showed a floral note with aeration. Extremely suave, fine-grained and concentrated, with a strong spine of acidity. Finishes firmly tannic, subtle and very long. This should develop slowly. (92+pts ST, International Wine Cellar)

Tasted: May/Jun 2005
Score: 92+
Drink: N/A

Tasting note: A brilliant offering and a candidate for wine of the vintage, this is classic Lafite that reminded me somewhat of the 1976, although the vintage conditions were completely different. This is a medium-weight, quintessentially elegant style of Lafite with notes of lead pencil shavings/graphite along with black currants, plums, and crushed rocks/mineral. Wonderfully pure, dense, with a deep ruby/purple color and loads of fruit, definition, and a long finish, this is a brilliant, elegant Lafite Rothschild that builds incrementally in the mouth and has more power and density than it initially seems. (94pts RP, Wine Advocate)

Tasted: Apr. 2005
Score: 94
Drink: 2008-25

Tasting note: Bubbling over with crushed berries, currants and spices, with tobacco notes. Beautiful. Full-bodied, with gorgeously velvety tannins and a long finish of pretty fruit. This is a racy yet elegant Lafite. Classy. (95pts JS, Wine Spectator)

Tasted: Mar. 31, 2005
Score: 95
Drink: After 2010