1975  Low Shoulder Fill

Low Shoulder Fill

1955  Saint-Julien, 2nd Growth, Low shoulder fill

1952  Pauillac, Upper-Mid shoulder fill, bin soiled label

1979  Pauillac, Base neck fill, slightly soiled label

1955  Pauillac, Mid shoulder fill

1985  Saint-Julien, Base neck, slightly stained label

1988  Saint-Julien

Saint-Julien

1978  

1983  

1982  

"This is a denser version of the 1990 that stylistically reminds me of what the young 1959 probably tasted like. Still backward with a deep ruby/plum color revealing only a touch of lightening at the edge, the wine offers up an extraordinary nose of caramelized herbs, smoke, cedar, pen ink, black currants, and earth. The gorgeous aromatics are followed by a full-bodied, plump, rich, fleshy wine with low acidity. With 6-8 hours decanting in a closed decanter, it will offer beautiful drinking, but it needs another 5-8 years to reach full maturity. It is capable of lasting 50-60 years. This classic Lafite is not as fat and concentrated as the 1982 Latour, nor as complex or concentrated as the 1982 Mouton Rothschild, but it is a winner all the same." - 97+pts WA (June 2009)

1995  

1996