Légende 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, Légende R range was born.
The vintage
2022 was a vintage marked by a series of climatic excesses that occurred with varying degrees of intensity from April onwards (frost, hail, drought and heatwaves). It will be remembered as one of the earliest of the last 20 years. A mild, dry winter led to early bud-break. Flowering was rapid and uniform thanks to perfect weather conditions, hot and dry, and very low disease pressure. The water reserves of 2021 enabled the vines to withstand the summer drought. Two thunderstorms in August helped all the grape varieties to finish their ripening in style. In the Graves, this excessively climatic vintage produced some great red wines, surprisingly well-balanced and harmonious. Yields, however, remained 10% lower than the ten-year average.
Varietals
Merlot : 78%
Cabernet sauvignon : 20%
Petit verdot : 2%
Cabernet sauvignon : 20%
Petit verdot : 2%
Tasting
The colour is a deep purple with black highlights.
The nose is rich and charming, dominated by jammy fruits such as blackcurrant and blackberry, combined with notes of zan and graphite.
The experience continues on the voluminous palate, with delicate, dense, velvety tannins and intense fruit aromas, crowned by a pleasant freshness on the finish.
The nose is rich and charming, dominated by jammy fruits such as blackcurrant and blackberry, combined with notes of zan and graphite.
The experience continues on the voluminous palate, with delicate, dense, velvety tannins and intense fruit aromas, crowned by a pleasant freshness on the finish.