Description
Château Lafite Rothschild 1942 at award-winning Arden Fine Wines.
Please contact us for up-to date images of our bottles of Château Lafite Rothschild 1942.
£15 delivery to any UK address.
Order a customised gift box here.
Contact us here with any queries.
A history of Château Lafite Rothschild
We can trace the estate’s history back to the 13th century.
However, the Ségur family likely transformed it into a significant winemaking estate in the 17th century.
In the early 18th century, Marquis Nicolas Alexandre de Ségur, famously known as “The Wine Prince,” enhanced winemaking techniques.
Consequently, he built the estate’s reputation, especially in the English market.
Then, in 1868, Baron James de Rothschild acquired the estate, thereby initiating nearly 200 years of family stewardship.
Furthermore, the classification of Bordeaux wines in 1855 recognized the estate’s quality, thus ranking Château Lafite among the esteemed “First Growths.”
Château Lafite Rothschild sits to the north of Pauillac, bordering Saint Estèphe.
Moreover, Lafite’s finest vineyards extend across the 50ha Plateau des Carruades to the west of the Château.
In addition, this plateau, the highest point in the Pauillac appellation, boasts excellent drainage and optimal sun exposure.
Furthermore, its clay-gravel soils regulate water effectively, creating ideal ripening conditions for Cabernet Sauvignon grapes
Château Lafite Rothschild 1942
The 1942 vintage wine producers made the wine during wartime, but they considered it a good year for Bordeaux.
The challenges of the time did not stop the favourable growing season, particularly the warm and dry summer.
This enabled the region to produce some good wines despite the wartime restrictions.
The Lafite 1942 displays a mature mahogany color, which is expected for a wine of this age.
Wine experts know Château Lafite Rothschild for complex notes of cassis, cedar, tobacco, graphite, truffle, and spice.
This wine is a rare, 83-year-old vintage red wine.
