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Château Lafite Rothschild 2010 Barrel sample Red (Pauillac)

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97-99 An enormous structure, the wine is filled with tannins as well as dark berry fruit. It is so powerful, so concentrated, yet a great finesse brings together all the elements into a superb wine. — R.V. (6/25/2011)

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Château Lafite Rothschild 2004 Barrel sample Red (Pauillac)

96-98 A beautiful wine, concentrated and intense without tasting in any way extracted or forced. It has tannins, certainly, very dark and concentrated, but the fruit is black, powerful, rich, yet still maintaining purity and a sense of minerality from the vineyard. — R.V. (6/1/2005)

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Château Lafite Rothschild 2005 Barrel sample Red (Pauillac)

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96-98 Barrel sample. Deceptively soft, dusty tannins; underneath this velvet veneer, the wine is a powerhouse of dry firmness. It's a powerful expression of Cabernet Sauvignon with great ripeness and cassis flavors. — R.V. (6/20/2006)

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Château Lafite Rothschild 2008 Barrel sample Red (Pauillac)

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96-98 Barrel sample. Very dense, a muscular wine, very concentrated. It has a superb texture of velvet, while still keeping an abundance of dry tannins. There is power here, solid and dense structure, but there are also bright fruits. Vivid, concentrated. — R.V. (12/31/2009)

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Château Lafite Rothschild 2003 Barrel sample Red (Pauillac)

95-97 Lafite is the most powerful of the first growths this year. It is a supremely impressive wine, a black brooding monster. Yet, despite its power, it never suggests anything other than Bordeaux. — R.V. (6/3/2004)

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Château Lafite Rothschild 2006 Barrel sample Red (Pauillac)

95-97 Barrel Sample The fruit here is so rich, so juicy that it seems almost ready to drink now—until the tannins kick in. They power down on those delicious fruits, giving them a burst of structure, new wood and spice. — R.V. (6/1/2007)

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Château Lafite Rothschild 2009 Barrel sample Red (Pauillac)

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95-97 Barrel sample. A powerful expression of Cabernet Sauvignon, solid in structure. The wine is rich and concentrated, very textured. Great spice go with just enough fresh acidity, in this big wine. — R.V. (8/9/2010)

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Château Lafite Rothschild 2011 Barrel sample Red (Pauillac)

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95-97. Barrel sample. A powerful wine with dark and dry tannins. It has a great depth of fruit flavor, with immense and concentrated weight, and a structure that is for long-term aging. — R.V. (5/11/2012)

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