Château Lafite Rothschild 2012
WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 853; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2012 which is 871. The average score for Château Lafite Rothschild is 893, 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 2012 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2012 but no other wine from Château Lafite Rothschild: Infusion, Epic, Soft, Femininity, Nascent, Brambly, Mushroom, Tender, Shape, Damson. The wine will be ready to drink in 3 years (in 2020) and should be consumed within the next 23 years (by 2040). 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 Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Margaux 2010, Château Haut-Brion 2010, Château Latour 2009, Château Margaux 2006; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Palmer 2012, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010, Les Forts de Latour 2009.
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, 80% of wines are better value.
Similar Wines from Nearby
| Similarity Score | Wine | Price Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 143 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008 | -91% |
| 131 | Château Lynch-Bages 2011 | -77% |
| 117 | Les Forts de Latour 2009 | -59% |
| 94 | Les Forts de Latour 2005 | -61% |
| 87 | Château Pontet-Canet 2009 | -57% |
| 85 | Château Pontet-Canet 2008 | -82% |
| 85 | Château Latour 2009 | 238% |
| 84 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009 | -84% |
| 84 | Château Pontet-Canet 2005 | -67% |
| 80 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2008 | 6% |
| 79 | Château Latour 2011 | -1% |
| 78 | Les Forts de Latour 2010 | -52% |
| 78 | Château Latour 2003 | 139% |
| 78 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2006 | 35% |
| 77 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010 | -79% |
| 77 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2010 | 131% |
| 77 | Les Forts de Latour 2006 | -42% |
| 76 | Château Lynch-Bages 2005 | -68% |
| 76 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2005 | -78% |
| 75 | Château Latour 2009 | 238% |
| 75 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009 | -84% |
| 74 | Château Pontet-Canet 2005 | -67% |
| 74 | Château Lynch-Bages 2010 | -68% |
| 74 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2009 | 53% |
Similar Wines from Other Regions
| Similarity Score | Wine | Price Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 136 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2008 | 124% |
| 134 | Château Palmer 2012 | -46% |
| 123 | Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010 | -63% |
| 118 | Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012 | -86% |
| 111 | Château d’Issan 2009 | -82% |
| 95 | Château Margaux 2010 | 183% |
| 87 | Château Haut-Brion 2010 | 114% |
| 85 | Château Haut-Brion 2008 | -78% |
| 84 | Château Margaux 2005 | 113% |
| 83 | Château Margaux 2006 | 10% |
| 82 | Château Cos d’Estournel 2005 | -42% |
| 81 | Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005 | 10% |
| 81 | Château Figeac 2012 | -91% |
| 80 | Château Haut-Bailly 2009 | -66% |
| 79 | Château Léoville-Poyferré 2010 | -67% |
| 79 | Château Margaux 2008 | -24% |
| 79 | Château Margaux 2009 | 231% |
| 79 | Château Haut-Brion 2009 | 49% |
| 78 | Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005 | -67% |
| 78 | Château Palmer 2007 | -68% |
| 77 | Château Ausone 2010 | 243% |
| 76 | Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014 | -84% |
| 76 | Château Palmer 2009 | -24% |
| 74 | Château Branaire-Ducru 2010 | -86% |
| 74 | Château Cheval Blanc 2012 | 1% |
| 74 | Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2009 | 46% |
Prices & Deals for Château Lafite Rothschild 2012
| Date | Currency | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-24 | gbp | 4 |
| 2016-01-17 | gbp | 432 |