2014 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac Bordeaux bodeaux blanc and earthy/flowery/forest floor aromas and

and earthy/flowery/forest floor aromas and graphite

Blend: 50% Merlot

plenty of density and mid-palate oomph

33% Tocai Friulano

The nose presents white fruit with hints of lemon and citrus

2014 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac Bordeaux bodeaux blanc and earthy/flowery/forest floor aromas andThe 2014 Lafite Rothschild, tasted with head winemaker Eric Kohler, has retained that very opulent and outgoing bouquet that dare I say actually reminded me of Mouton Rothschild. There are layers of blackberry and boysenberry fruit, still that hint of juniper berry, certainly a more extrovert Lafite Rothschild compared to recent vintages. The palate is medium bodied with crisp tannin, very focused and quite linear, again with plenty of black fruit