Château Lafite Rothschild Anseillan 2019

Ripe tones on the nose; bramble fruit with perfumed scents – gorgeous rose scents appear after a few minutes, expanding and becoming more expressive. Juicy and succulent, vibrant and thrilling on the palate, there’s a sense of energy here, a liveliness straight away with high acidity and a saline, slate mineral edge to the blackcurrant and blackberry fruit. Lovely clarity and purity with textured tannins that are well integrated but give the taut and refined frame. Great focus and complexity, less textured in terms of tannins compared with 2019 but this is wide and expansive, suggesting plenty of ageing potential. Drinking window: 2025-2039. Score – 94. (Georgina Hindle, decanter.com, June 21, 2023)