2003 Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, Bordeaux Size:75cl deep and intense

deep and intense

extremely pure and intense

suggesting it will age brilliantly

if that’s the right word

gamey notes through to the finish

2003 Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, Bordeaux Size:75cl deep and intenseThe 2003 Lafite Rothschild famously shrugged off the merciless heat of that infamous summer when the temperature at the estate nudged 42 Celsius. It has a lovely bouquet of black plum, pressed iris, a touch of glycerin and for Lafite) exotic scents of blood orange. The palate is powerful and intense, as you would expect. There is great depth and volume with glossy black fruit laced with orange zest, smoke and melted tar. You can almost feel the summer