and minerality

and very well-integrated

balanced by fresh acidity and beautiful minerality

and refined balance

and there is good aromatic balance

Château Lafite Rothschild 1er Cru Classé, Pauillac, 2014, 75cl 12-set and mineralityThe 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