Les Légendes R
The Lafite Rothschild family has been producing wine in Bordeaux since 1868. For six generations, they got to know this beautiful landscape and understand the unique traits of the vines from each appellation. Three decades ago, the family was inspired to create a new wine series, where each wine would be the epitome of the appellation it came from. Their motivation was simple – to ensure wine lovers everywhere could dive into Bordeaux and taste the originality of each appellation. And so, the Les Légendes R range was born.
The vintage
2022 was a vintage marked by a succession of climatic excesses of varying intensity from April onwards (frost, hail, drought and heatwave). It will be remembered as one of the earliest of the last 20 years. A mild, dry winter led to an early bud-break, flowering was rapid and uniform thanks to perfect weather conditions (hot and dry) and very low pest pressure. Thanks to high water reserves in 2021, the vines were able to withstand the summer heatwaves and drought. Two welcome thunderstorms in August enabled all grape varieties to finish their ripening perfectly. This climatically excessive vintage produced great, balanced and harmonious red wines.
Varietals
Merlot : 85%
Cabernet franc : 15%
Cabernet franc : 15%
Tasting
Beautiful deep garnet-red color.
The elegant, complex nose is dominated by dark berry aromas (blackberry, blueberry) and subtle woody notes (clove, vanilla).
The palate is full and suave. It evolves with present, silky tannins and a fresh, long finish with notes of roasting. This wine will improve over the next 5 years.
The elegant, complex nose is dominated by dark berry aromas (blackberry, blueberry) and subtle woody notes (clove, vanilla).
The palate is full and suave. It evolves with present, silky tannins and a fresh, long finish with notes of roasting. This wine will improve over the next 5 years.