Great Recent Vintages
2005, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1996, 1995, 1990, 1988, 1986, 1983, 1982

Lafite remains Bordeaux’s most famous property and wine, and - with its elegant, undersized, and understated label – has become a name synonymous with wealth, prestige, history, respect, and wines of remarkable longevity.
While the vintages since 1975 have witnessed a succession of superlative Lafites, wines produced between 1961 and 1974 were of suppressing mediocrity for a first growth.
Regardless of the past, Lafite Rothschild is now producing compelling wines, and the turnabout in quality that clearly began in 1975 accelerated in the mid-1990s when Charles Chevallier was asked to manage the estate. One could successfully argue that since 1981, Lafite Rothschild has produced some of the Medoc’s best wines in years such as 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1996, 1995, 1990, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1983, 1982 and 1981.
Adapted from Robert M Parker Jr, The World’s Greatest Wine Estates, 2005