Critic Notes
Black-red, full, fragrant, spicy, rich yet full of restrained elegance, superbly aromatic and supple, a gorgeous wine, true class. Drink 2010-20. Decanter.com
Score: 18-/20Decanter
Tasted single blind at Southwold. This has a deep ripe plumy nose with good definition and freshness: cedar and blackberry, a tangible sense of mineralite but tightly-coiled. A dense weighty palate, great concentration and vibrant acidity, very focused, lithe, wonderful definition with a lifted cedar finish. No frills, but masterful winemaking is afoot here. Drink 2012-2025. Tasted January 2009. Neal Martin, eRobertParker.com
Score: 93-/100Neal Martin
Looks quite developed. Rather light, greenish note on the nose and then very sweet fruit on the palate. A hint of chocolate. Vibrant. Jancis Robinson, jancisrobinson.com
Score: 17.5-/20Jancis Robinson
Has coffee and chocolate aromas, with hints of ripe fruit. Medium-bodied, with soft tannins and a fruity, plummy, milk chocolaty aftertaste. The second wine of Lafite Rothschild.-James Suckling, Wine Spectator 2008
Score: 89-/100Wine Spectator
Their second wine, the 2005 Carruades de Lafite, shows much of the character of its bigger sister, with loads of red and black currant fruit, spice box and earth. Medium-bodied, with soft tannins, this precise, pure and seductive wine should be drunk over the next 15-20 years.| eRobertParker.com.June, 2015
Score: 89-/100Robert Parker
