Our Wines & Spirits

Lisa Perrotti-Brown: The 2019 Lafite Rothschild is a blend of 94%Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot, harvested fromthe 19th of September to the 7th of October. Deep garnet-purple incolor, it rolls effortlessly out of the glass with compellingnotions of baked black cherries, ripe blackberries and creme decassis followed by hints of mocha, licorice, smoked meats andSichuan pepper with a waft of eucalyptus. Medium-bodied, the palateis at once ethereally graceful and powerfully intense, featuringlayer upon layer of profound smoky, savory flavors and decadentlyripe fruit, framed by exquisite, silt-like tannins and just enoughfreshness, finishing with epic length. In terms of flavor profile,this is a surprisingly (atypically) hedonic, forward expression,with notably lower acidity/higher pH (the pH is 3.9). The alcoholis 13.4%, just a tick higher than the 2018 (13.3%). And yet, thetannins here are unmistakably Lafite, featuring all the tannicgrace, finesse and densely pixilated poise fans will expect. Whatan exciting paradox for the palate -—bravo!