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The award-winning Arden Fine Wines offers this 1985 vintage wine for sale – Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1985.
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Château Lafite Rothschild
Lafite Rothschild wine steeped in a history that started in the late 17th century, when Jacques de Ségur first planted the vineyards.
In the early 18th century, Nicolas-Marie-Alexandre de Ségur, the Marquis de Ségur, who inherited the estate, marketed the wines to the nobility of France and across Europe.
When Lafite entered the court of Versailles, demand for the wine reached record heights.
The Marquis de Ségur earned the title “The Prince of Vines”.
In 1868, Baron James de Rothschild purchased the Château.
The Rothschilds have owned the estate ever since.
Lafite Rothschild possesses one of the largest vineyard areas in the Médoc, with 112 hectares that yield about 45,000 cases annually.
Pauillac sits on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, approximately 40km North of Bordeaux.
With the tempering influence of the estuary and a great diversity of soils originating from both the Massif Central and the Pyrenees, Pauillac boasts exceptional climatic and geological conditions to produce outstanding wines.
Lafite Rothschild lies to the north of the Pauillac appellation, bordering Saint Estèphe.
Lafite’s best terroirs stretch across the 50ha Plateau des Carruades to the west of the Château.
This plateau, which is the highest point of the Pauillac appellation, drains well and enjoys optimal sun exposure.
Its clay-gravel soils offer excellent water regulating abilities and provide optimal ripening conditions for the Cabernet Sauvignon.
Some 4.5 ha planted in the neighbouring Saint Estephe appellation count among the oldest vines of the property.
They deliver year after year grapes of outstanding quality for the Grand Vin.
1985 vintage wine for sale – Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1985
Wine enthusiasts highly regard the 1985 Château Lafite Rothschild, a fully mature Bordeaux from the Pauillac appellation.
Ideal weather conditions, including continuous sunshine from July to September, produced the exceptional quality of the 1985 vintage, resulting in grapes with thick skins and condensed, supple tannins.
This vintage has always charmed and provided pleasure as soon as it was bottled.
The 1985 Lafite vintage is complete, velvety, and exceptionally elegant, with a more pronounced finesse compared to the concentrated 1982 vintage.
First, it has aromas of cassis, sweet dark berries, graphite, cedar, tobacco, cigar box, and a hint of truffle.
Then the palate is smooth, elegant, and medium-bodied, with fine, supple tannins and a rock-solid core of sappy fruit.
Ultimately, the acidity is well-balanced, leading to a fresh and nuanced finish.
Finally, the award-winning Arden Fine Wines offers this 1985 vintage wine for sale – Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1985.
