Lafite Legende R Pauillac AC

£35.95 / bottle

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Lafite Legende R Pauillac is a red Bordeaux wine made by Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite). The wine is made with the same attention to detail that Lafite use for their Grand Vin.

Chateau Lafite is located in the northern tip of the Pauillac appellation, just below its boundary with St Estephe. The gravelly soils here are paticularly suited to Cabernet Sauvignon and the vineyards are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The concept for the Legende R range of wines was created in the 1990s when Lafite wanted to offer their consumers a taste of different Bordeaux wines from the five major appellations in Bordeaux: Bordeaux Rouge, Bordeaux Blanc, Médoc, Saint-Emilion and Pauillac. 

The grapes for the Lafite Legende R Pauillac include some grapes sourced from Château Lafite Rothschild and Château Duhart-Milon. The wine is produced from the estate’s younger vines and are classic, good quality Clarets. The structure is less concentrated than the Grand Vin or Carraudes but it does offer earlier drinking and a taste of the famous Lafite terroir at a fraction of the cost.

The grapes are sources from selected plots, yields are kept low and only perfectly ripe and mature grapes are used. This wine is made using traditional method. The grapes are destemmed and crushed before being placed in thermoregulated stainless steel vats for fermentation. Fermentation is conducted at 30°C and is followed by 4 weeks of maceration with regular pumping-over to ensure a good extraction of tannins and color. After malolactic fermentation, 60% of the wine is transferred into French oak barrels coming from the Lafite cooperage, for a period of 12 months.

This blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot results in a complex and structured wine with toasty and spicy notes. A long-lasting wine that will reveal its secrets over time. A beautiful expression of the power and elegance of this great Bordeaux appellation.

The blend is usually around 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot.

Annual production 5,000 cases.

Tasting Notes

From Lafite:

Beautiful purple colour with good intensity. The nose is elegant, intense and aromatic, combining black cherry and blackcurrant aromas with discreet woody notes. Ample and fleshy on the attack, with a robust tannic structure and a long fresh and aromatic finish (red fruits). 

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