En este año de grandes Cabernet Sauvignon y Petit Verdots, la túnica de Lafite-Rothschild de 2005 es de gran profundidad e intensidad cromática. La nariz es intensa, delicada, sutil y de gran complejidad con un frutado todo en relieve y, por definición, amplio. El paladar es muy limpio con una cierta franqueza desde el principio (el ataque) hasta el final. Uno queda cautivado, literalmente arrastrado por este torrente de sensación y complejidad. El paladar medio se eleva en poder, yendo en crescendo en el grosor de la estructura, la materia y el poder gustativo. Este Pauillac es de la raza de las botellas grandes. La potencia del acabado precede a una hermosa longitud con notable densidad y rara elegancia, inscribiendo este Lafite-Rothschild de 2005 en el panteón de grandes botellas que cuentan tanto en una década como en un siglo.
Crítico de vinos
Château Lafite-Rothschild 2005
Parker
96
100
J. Robinson
18
20
Wine Advocate-Parker :
Having tasted the 2005 Château Lafite-Rothschild several times both blind and non-blind, it comes across as a First Growth politely requesting more time to settle. Here, from an ex-château bottle tasted in Bordeaux, it delivers that graphite, pencil-box bouquet that unfurls gradually in the glass, biding its time, graceful but not intense. Parallel to some of its fellow 2005s, it is developing a little more spice, namely thyme and sage, than I recall. The palate is medium-bodied and beautifully balanced, to wit, a sophisticated Pauillac that priorities elegance and poise over intensity of fruit--in keeping with Lafite Rothschild's style. You come away with the sense that it will take its time and decline, giving away a great deal in its primacy, even if it is still more approachable than the 2005 Latour for example. Therefore, I would be inclined to set this aside for several more years. Tasted November 2014.
Having tasted the 2005 Château Lafite-Rothschild several times both blind and non-blind, it comes across as a First Growth politely requesting more time to settle. Here, from an ex-château bottle tasted in Bordeaux, it delivers that graphite, pencil-box bouquet that unfurls gradually in the glass, biding its time, graceful but not intense. Parallel to some of its fellow 2005s, it is developing a little more spice, namely thyme and sage, than I recall. The palate is medium-bodied and beautifully balanced, to wit, a sophisticated Pauillac that priorities elegance and poise over intensity of fruit--in keeping with Lafite Rothschild's style. You come away with the sense that it will take its time and decline, giving away a great deal in its primacy, even if it is still more approachable than the 2005 Latour for example. Therefore, I would be inclined to set this aside for several more years. Tasted November 2014.