2000 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 750ml

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2000 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 750ml

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$1,299.00

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JS100
WS100
WE99
DC98
WA98
VM97
ST96

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Color/Type
Red
Producer
Chateau Lafite Rothschild
Style
Varietal/Spirit
Bordeaux Blend
Country
France
Pairings
Vintage
2000
Region/Category
Bordeaux
Subregion
Pauillac
Size
750ml
JK        WS 98       BH        ST 96       WA 98       AG        JR        JG        VINOUS        IWC        RJ       
Reviews & Scores
A baby, still barely evolved at 20 years old, perhaps the slowest out of the block of all Five Firsts at this point in their lives. Savoury black fruits, elegant yet concentrated, extremely Cabernet and extremely Lafite. The power comes slowly, expanding through the palate to show graphite, pencil shavings, cigar smoke, all with firm acidities and a fantastic grip. 46% of the overall crop went into this wine in the 2000 vintage. A brilliant example of the success at Lafite under the longtime triumvirate of owner Baron Éric de Rothschild, CEO Christophe Salin and estate director Charles Chevallier.
DC98July 2020
The nose is fresh, bright, and dense. With aromas of violets, minerals, spices, cool stones, mint, dark fruits, and plum skins, this is beautiful. Very much still a baby right now, it needs much more time. This is a wine for the next generation. Finesse and elegance, truly a wine that makes you contemplate life. This is not about power, there is really nothing like it.
JS100February 2011
Since I gave this wine a perfect score, I suppose some could see this as a downgrade. I found everything still there for a perfect rating, but I was just struck by how tight and backward the wine was. A blend of 93.3% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot, the wine still has a dark ruby/purple color and an extraordinarily youthful nose of graphite, black currants, sweet, unsmoked cigar tobacco, and flowers. The wine is rich, medium to full-bodied, but has that ethereal elegance and purity that is always Lafite. 
WA98June 2010
Full medium ruby. Flamboyantly perfumed aromas of cassis, graphite and tobacco, lifted by a floral nuance and stony minerality. Very young and precise but not austere or forbidding. A remarkably rich, silky, seamless Lafite with superb vibrancy for the vintage. Tannins are noble and the aristocratic finishing flavors go on and on.
ST96June 2003
Perhaps of all the first growths in the totally un-classic 2000, this retains most of the classic Bordeaux. It is certainly almost black in color, while the new wood flavors are very present. But it shows an impressive restraint, leaving the power of the wine to be revealed over the years rather than immediately. This could well be the longest-lived of the Pauillac first growths. *Best of 2003*
WE99June 2003

Additional information

Weight 4 lbs
Dimensions 6 × 6 × 16 in
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Vintage

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Rating WS

98
Class

Wine
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Category

Fine & Rare, Retail
Color

Rating WA

98
Rating DC

98
Rating VM

97
Rating ST

96
Best Score

100

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