Château Lafite Rothschild 2016 – Pauillac, Cru Classé

The nose is beautifully elegant, aromatic and offers a beautiul structure, a beautiful finesse as well as a beautiful complexity. It reveals notes of blackberry, wild strawberry and more slightly violet, blueberry associated with small touches of fleshy/fresh small red fruits, caramelization as well as very discreet hints of Sichuan pepper, spices, lilac and a very discreet hint of nutmeg. The palate is fruity, juicy, well-blanced, elegant and offers a beautiful definition, a beautiful precision, a beautiful acidulous frame, a beautiful finesse of the structure, power (full of finesse), a beautiful suavity, fleshiness, a very fine unctuosity as well as fat. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy/juicy raspberry, fleshy blackberry and more slightly cassis associated with small touches of crunchy wild strawberry as well as hints of chocolate/tonka bean, fleshy blueberry and very discreet hints of cardamom, caramelization and a very discreet hint of spices. Tannins are fine and elegant. Power on the finish/persistence. Good length and persistence. A very beautiful wine!