Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, Pauillac, 2015 Vineyard Brands Tasting or a laid-back outdoor lunch

or a laid-back outdoor lunch

and an uncanny read of terroir

Gilbert Felettig is the only one of just two owners to bottle it

and Pithos Rosso is their most elemental wine

Late-harvested from Grillo

Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, Pauillac, 2015 Vineyard Brands Tasting or a laid-back outdoor lunchLafite Rothschild is one of the five First Growths of the 1855 classification and, for many, the most aristocratic of them all, the standard bearer for finesse, perfume and longevity in Pauillac. Its gravelly vineyards in northern Pauillac, neighboring Mouton, produce a Cabernet Sauvignon led wine of extraordinary elegance rather than brute power. The 2015 comes from an excellent, sought after vintage that produced charming, beautifully balanced left