The deep garnet colored 2009 Lafite Rothschild bursts from the glass with red and black currant preserves, warm plums, mulberries and kirsch scents plus suggestions of sweaty leather, cigar box and menthol. Medium-bodied, elegant and firmly structured, it has wonderful freshness and a long earthy/meaty finish.

Deep garnet in color, the 2010 Lafite Rothschild is a little mute on the nose at this stage, opening to reveal warm blackcurrants, baked plums and boysenberry scents with hints of chocolate mint, violets, cedar chest and pencil lead. Full-bodied, rich and densely packed with perfumed black fruit layers, it

It exhibits a dense ruby/purple color to the rim along with a luxurious bouquet of cedarwood, lead pencil shaving, white chocolate, cocoa and cassis. Fat, rich, opulent and full-bodied with low acidity and stunning seductiveness and complexity, this noble wine possesses a bountiful, generous, heady style. Subtle, complex aromas of

Delivers blackberry, dried porcini, tobacco and licorice aromas. Full-bodied, with layers of velvety tannins and loads of dark chocolate, cigar box, currant, berry and mineral. The finish is long, with a coffee, almost meaty, aftertaste.

Gorgeous core of steeped plum, boysenberry and black currant coulis flavours backed by graphite note that drives through the lengthy finish. Beautifully rich, savoury, medium to full-bodied mouthfeel and lots of crushed rock, floral and black as well as blue fruit notes in addition to hints of ink and forest

Deep garnet colored, this Latour is youthful with bold blackcurrants, black cherries, warm plums notes, cedar chest, aniseed, beef drippings, truffles and tapenade with a waft of tilled black soil. Full, concentrated and powerful in the mouth, it has a rock-solid frame of super ripe, grainy tannins and fantastic freshness,

The nose features notes of warm blackberries, cassis and black forest cake with touches of forest floor, sandalwood, anise, cigar boxes, plus a waft of lavender. Medium to full-bodied, it delivers taut, muscular, densely packed black fruits and exotic spice flavor layers supported by grainy tannins with oodles of freshness

Features a charcoal coating, along with singed bay and tobacco leaf notes, melding pleasantly with the core of lightly steeped black currant and bitter plum fruit. Shows ample length and depth, with the grip striding through the finish.

Layers of blackberry and boysenberry fruit, still that hint of juniper berry, certainly a more extrovert Lafite-Rothschild compared to recent vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannin, very focused and quite linear, again with plenty of black fruit laced with cedar and tobacco.

Stunning length and caressing mouthfeel, as layers of creamed plum, blackberry coulis and steeped black currant fruit glides along seamlessly intertwined with black tea, mulled blood orange, incense and lilac. Full-bodied, rock-solid structure of firm, grainy tannins and bold freshness supporting taut, muscular fruit, finishing long and earthy.