★稀世珍釀佳評:「若稱其葡萄酒王國中的巨人 ，沒有人會反對」
拉菲堡占地近100公頃，是五大酒莊中面積最大的莊園，座落在法國波爾多最富盛名的Pauillac波亞克區，五大酒莊中就有三大酒莊位居於此區，波亞克區以釀產酒質厚實可耐久存的佳釀著稱。拉菲堡每公頃植有8,500株葡萄樹，平均樹齡達45年，Lafite每個年份不論好壞，平均只有三分之一左右的酒被選用於一軍，其餘的釀成二軍酒Carruades de Lafite。
有人形容拉菲堡有「大小姐」的個性，不與她磨磋個十年以上實難以了解其神秘的面貌；酒質較內斂細膩，不像Mouton慕東堡或Latour拉圖堡的強烈，需要瓶中陳年至少10年以上才可柔化酒中的單寧並呈現出耐人尋味的果香。
Chateaux Lafite Rothschild位於波爾多左岸最著名的酒村Pauillac，不過它的酒並不是Pauillac村典型的雄壯剛硬風格，反而是以婉約溫潤的獨特風格著稱。本酒莊成名於17世紀末，在1855年的波爾多Medoc頂級酒莊分級中，Lafite名列一級酒莊的龍頭地位；Rothschild家族在1868年以天價購得本酒莊之後，持續經營至今，1980年代中期的一番革新，讓Lafite的酒質甚至達到前所未有的巔峰。無怪乎前幾年在中國大陸最受歡迎的頂級珍釀就是Lafite Rothschild，價格也是五大酒莊之首！
Drink Date:2018-2045
Tasted at Bordeaux Index's annual 10-Year On tasting in London and then blind at Farr Vintners tasting. The 2006 Château Lafite-Rothschild offers impressive fruit intensity on the nose, although it does not have the precision of the 2006 Mouton-Rothschild. Red berry fruits intermingle with rose petals and sous-bois scents - very typical Lafite bouquet where less can be more. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin and a keen line of acidity. It is certainly very well balanced with graphite-tinged black fruit, but whereas Mouton-Rothschild possesses that peacock's tail, Lafite remains linear. Nevertheless, the sophistication really comes through here. It is a Lafite-Rothschild that may spring a few surprises down the line, one of those wines that keeps drawing you back. Understated class. Tasted April 2016.
