After the Storm, Lafite Has It Easy
The quick 2011 vinification at Bordeaux first-growth Château Lafite Rothschild went off without a hitch
Posted: Mar 29, 2012 10:30am ET
Director Charles Chevalier was in a very good mood, catching the sun as he stood in the doorway of the tasting room at Lafite Rothschild. "It's like summer," he said with a wide grin. "But one problem. Very, very dry in the vineyards right now. We got no moisture in February or March." The hail that arrived on Sept. 1, 2011, cutting across southern St.-Estèphe, just skirted the edge of Duhart and Lafite's vineyards in Pauillac and had minimal effect on the production.
Here are my scores and tasting notes for the 2011 Château Lafite Rothschild barrel samples.
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