Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 2015 SPS21 where marginal ripening creates wines

where marginal ripening creates wines of freshness and lift rather than heft

So this estate — whose vines sit directly against those of Gruaud-Larose

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Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 2015 SPS21 where marginal ripening creates wines2015 marked a return to ripeness in Bordeaux after several cooler vintages, and Lafite's version is built for the long haul a Cabernet Sauvignon dominated blend that's still very much in its primary phase a decade in. Compared to the 2005, this is a younger, denser, more fruit forward Lafite that needs another decade to start showing the secondary complexity that defines mature First Growth. The estate continues to farm its core parcels on the deep