Château Lafite Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1988

9.4

In perfect condition and drinking much more youthful than nearly 40 years!! Paired with grilled chicken thighs which went very well given the tannin structure has mostly receded. Acid still very much keeping things together and in check. Nice balance - still some good fruit, great earth, long finish. Hard to argue! — 24 days ago

Tom, Joel and 10 others liked this

Château Mouton Rothschild

Aile d'Argent Blanc Bordeaux White Bordeaux Blend 1996

Jeroen Koenen

9.5

This bottle showed a little advanced, yet beautifully rich and broad — a month ago

Tom, Martijn and 3 others liked this

Château Lafite Rothschild

Carruades de Lafite Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2006

Andrew Cullimore

9.1

Lighter in colour than the GPL, with ruby , garnet core and wider ruby garnet rim . Quite open , cool , lightly herbal nose with redder fruit , red currant , touch of red plum , cedar , grafite and tobacco . Quite light and elegant on the palate , cool , mineral, earthy tobacco . Quite good mouthfeel but certainly more focused and reserved , nothing showy . Quite ‘Lafite lite’ in style, doesn’t have the complexity or depth of the 1st wine obviously, but gives a good impression as to the style of the Chateau . Resolved tannins , balanced acidity , reasonable length . Grafite and tobacco tinged finish. Drink now and over the next 5 years or so — 2 months ago

Martin, Jamie and 13 others liked this

Somm David T

I have never been happy with their second at its price point.

Château Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1996

Jan A

9.6

Soft and round, a point for my palate.

I've had limited experience with first growths until now and I always was blown away by how young these first growths presented themselves (70's/80's). Most were much older than the 1996 of today, so I was pleased to see that this was so approachable. — a day ago

Jan, Jeroen and 12 others liked this