One bottle of Château Lafite Rothschild
2000 vintage
Pauillac, Bordeaux/France
Original filling quantity: 0.75 l
Fill level: into neck
Robert Parker (2010): 98+/100
James Suckling (2003): 100/100
René Gabriel (2012): 19/20
Estimate by Auctionata Expert: 1,500 Euro

Condition:

The fill level is excellent (into neck). The label and capsule are in perfect condition.

Tasting notes:

Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate #189 (June 2010): 98+/100

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.

James Suckling, Wine Spectator (March 2003): 100/100

Subtle aromas of currants, leather, tobacco and cedar. Classic cigar box nose, with fruit. Full-bodied, with an amazing texture of silky, ripe tannins. This wine completely coats your palate, but caresses it at the same time. This is the best young Lafite ever made. A triumph.

René Gabriel, Bordeaux Total (2012): 19/20

Leuchtendes Granat, dunkle Mitte. Wenig Kommunikation in der Nase, zarte Süsse, helles Caramel, Cassis, Zedernholznuancen, heller Tabak. Erst im Gaumen kommt die wahrliche Grösse, die Tannine sind präsent und trotzdem fein, bei Schlürfen kommt das unvergleichliche Lafite-Parfüm. Ein delikater, finessenreicher Lafite, der vielleicht gar einmal – in konzentrierterer Form – an den 1953er erinnern wird.

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