Château Lafite Rothschild 2003
WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 851; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2003 which is 864. The average score for Château Lafite Rothschild is 892, making this a below average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Lafite Rothschild they use words like Long, Sweet, Fruit, Full, Ruby, Cassis, Black, Elegant, Tannins, Purple, Tobacco, Concentrated, Pencil, Graphite, Ripe. The 2003 shares some of these characteristics. The wine has roughly a similar level of alcohol for the producer (12.5% vs 12.71%); it has broadly similar levels of alcohol for the region in 2003 (12.5% vs 12.9%). The wine has been ready to drink for 4 years (since 2013) and should be consumed within the next 8 years (by 2025). It normally takes wines from Château Lafite Rothschild around 10 years to be ready to start drinking, and 18 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Mouton Rothschild 2010, Château Margaux 2010; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010, Château Montrose 2012, Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2007, Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2006, Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2005.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers very low value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score. This wine is in the bottom 10% of wines by value; you might very well be paying for the name, rather than the wine.
Similar Wines from Nearby
| Similarity Score | Wine | Price Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Château Pontet-Canet 2005 | -87% |
| 28 | Château Lynch-Bages 2005 | -87% |
| 28 | Château Lynch-Bages 2012 | -93% |
| 28 | Château Duhart-Milon 2010 | -89% |
| 27 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2005 | -91% |
| 27 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010 | -92% |
| 27 | Château d’Armailhac 2010 | -94% |
| 27 | Château Lynch-Bages 2011 | -91% |
| 27 | Château Duhart-Milon 2009 | -85% |
| 27 | Château Clerc-Milon 2010 | -91% |
| 27 | Château Clerc-Milon 2005 | -94% |
| 27 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010 | -92% |
| 27 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009 | -94% |
| 27 | Château Latour 2005 | -12% |
| 27 | Les Forts de Latour 2003 | -84% |
| 27 | Château Latour 2008 | -54% |
| 27 | Château Latour 2003 | -5% |
| 27 | Château Lynch-Bages 2007 | -92% |
| 27 | Château Lynch-Bages 2006 | 0% |
| 27 | Château Lynch-Bages 2009 | -86% |
| 27 | Château Lynch-Bages 2010 | -87% |
| 27 | Château Lynch-Bages 2000 | -83% |
| 27 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2005 | -57% |
| 27 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2010 | -7% |
| 27 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2009 | -39% |
| 26 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2012 | -95% |
Similar Wines from Other Regions
| Similarity Score | Wine | Price Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2006 | -89% |
| 28 | Château Léoville-Las Cases 2010 | -79% |
| 28 | Château Léoville-Las Cases 2011 | -88% |
| 28 | Château Margaux 2010 | 13% |
| 28 | Château Margaux 2009 | 32% |
| 27 | Château Giscours 2005 | -89% |
| 27 | Château Montrose 2005 | -47% |
| 27 | Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2010 | -85% |
| 27 | Château Montrose 2009 | -78% |
| 27 | Château Léoville-Poyferré 2012 | -95% |
| 27 | Château Lagrange (St Julien) 2010 | -19% |
| 27 | Château Léoville-Poyferré 2005 | -89% |
| 27 | Château Léoville-Barton 2009 | -93% |
| 27 | Château Langoa-Barton 2010 | -95% |
| 27 | Château Langoa-Barton 2008 | -97% |
| 27 | Château Margaux 2005 | -15% |
| 27 | Château Margaux 2006 | -56% |
| 27 | Château Haut-Bailly 2009 | -86% |
| 27 | Château Léoville-Las Cases 2009 | -80% |
| 27 | Château Léoville-Las Cases 2005 | -73% |
| 27 | Château Léoville-Las Cases 2004 | -90% |
| 27 | Château Kirwan 2010 | -94% |
| 27 | Château Gloria 2010 | -95% |
| 27 | Château Cos d’Estournel 2010 | -87% |
Prices & Deals for Château Lafite Rothschild 2003
| Date | Currency | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-17 | gbp | 684 |