89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot

Robert Parker: 95, Neal Martin: 96, James Suckling: 98

Robert Parker: Beautiful, elegant red, blue and black fruits as well as some graphite and spice notes jump from the glass of the 2005 Lafite Rothschild. Medium-bodied, with superb purity and texture, this is not a blockbuster by any means, but a meticulously made, lovely-textured Pauillac. Long and pure, this wine should drink well for 25-30 years. There is no danger in pulling the cork on it today. Drink 2015-2045.