95/97 Wine Enthusiast, 94/95 James Suckling, 94  Decanter 92/94 Neal Martin, 17 Jancis Robinson, 89/91 Antonio Galloni

98 Decanter, 19 Jancis Robinson, 96-97 James Suckling, 95-98 Wine Spectator, 97-99 Wine Enthusiast, 98-100 Neal Martin

"Bright red-ruby.  Aromas of roasted plum, currant, blackberry and tar are lifted by a floral top-note and complicated by a whiff of leather.  Sweet, silky and densely packed, with impressive thickness of texture leavened by good inner-mouth energy and florality.  Fine-grained and very nicely delineated.  Finishes long and ripely tannic, with lingering flavors of crushed blackberry, plum, chocolate and minerals.  As of this vintage, Labégorce now includes the vines from Labégorce Zédé; new proprietor Hubert Perrodo re-unified these two properties in late 2005, shortly before his death in a skiing accident in late 2006.” 90 points, Steve Tanzers International Wine Cellar

Lafite is one of the greatest wines of Bordeaux. It was one of the four Chateaux originally classed as "First Growths" in 1855 and has been owned by the Rothschild dynasty since 1868. The vineyards are situated in the Northern sector of Pauillac near to Saint Estèphe. Recent changes in mamagement have seen the arrival of Jean-Guillaume Prats - who previously ran Cos d'Estournel so well - and then managed the overseas wine interests of the giant LVMH group. Quality seems to be back to the highest level under wine-maker Eric Kohler who took over in 2015. Eric believes that the 2018 here is in the category of the 2010 and 2016 with a touch of 2009 about it. The yield was 40 hl/ha and the blend is 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8.5% Merlot with a pinch of Petit Verdot.