From the renowned 2005 vintage, this Fifth Growth has seen significant improvement in the past ten years as a result of a three year modernization program that began in 2004. The beginnings of the program, combined with a fantastic vintage, led to a bargain blockbuster in 2005. It is one of
WHO: Chateau Lafite Rothschild WHAT: Red Bordeaux Blend WHERE: France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac WHEN: 1962 SIZE: 750 ml RESERVE: $750 MINIMUM BID INCREMENT: $50 93 Points, Wine Spectator Plenty of cedar and currant flavors, full body and a sense of intensity and liveliness. One of the most powerful Lafites in
WHO: Chateau Latour WHAT: Red Bordeaux Blend WHERE: France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac WHEN: 1966 SIZE: 750 ml RESERVE: $600 MINIMUM BID INCREMENT: $100 96 Points, Robert Parker Jr., Wine Advocate "The wine of the vintage, the 1966 Latour is a classic, old style Bordeaux that has required decades to become
April 7th report Moulis, Listrac, Médoc, Margaux On that next to last day of the week, we eased into the tasting with some lovely wines from the middle of the Médoc region, a fairly long, narrow rustic peninsula just north-read more-
Becky Sue Epstein concludes her visit to Bordeaux, where she has been busy tasting through the 2009 vintage. (If you missed Part 1 or Part 2, be sure to check them out.) Teams of buyers and journalists descend on Bordeaux-read more-