Château Lafite Rothschild 1994 Pauillac (1.5L)

Château Lafite Rothschild 1994 in a 150cl magnum. A magnum holds two standard bottles, and the smaller ratio of air to wine means large formats typically age more slowly, so a thirty-year-old magnum often reads younger than the same wine in 75cl. It is over thirty years old, so condition varies from bottle to bottle. Stand it upright a couple of days ahead and decant slowly off the sediment. Pauillac blends are usually Cabernet Sauvignon led; at this age the style generally turns savoury, with dried dark fruit, tobacco leaf, sandalwood and forest floor, and tannins that have mostly softened.