Château Lafite Rothschild 2004RETAIL IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Appellation Pauillac Excellent depth of purplish crimson. Something quite sweetly aromatic on the nose violets? vanilla? Rather more solid than I would have expected from Lafite in a year like this. Definitely earth bound. Very solid, and lower in acidity than I would expect. While, unlike Mouton, it's obviously Pauillac, it's less obviously Lafite than in some other years. Very dry finish. Very correct but reticent. Drink

98 points Wine Advocate

airy bouquet with balsamic and Hoisin infusing the black fruit

“Fresh and brizzy

Very limited stock available

who is grooming her daughter Violante as heir to the business

"A bright ruby colour in the glass

new leather

Wine Spectator (April 05)

000 (retail price) = £3

Attentive viticultural practice allowed us to achieve optimum physiological ripeness at lower sugars

whilst the Mistral and Tramontane winds help keep the vines healthy and low-yielding

Also tasted: 2004 Carruades de Lafite (88)