I pulled this lone bottle out of my cellar at the last minute to remind some Italian vintners of the great quality of the 1995 Bordeaux vintage. They seem to be finally opening up! What a red with incredible depth and finesse. Cedar, cigar box and toabaaco character with currants and fresh tobacco undertones. It's full-bodied yet tight and dense. Precision. So refined and intense. Such freshness and beauty. Drink or hold.

Blaickish ruby with hardly any suggestion of ageing. That very refined lift of Lafite on the nose – oyster shells? Very elegant indeed – no dry tannins. Complete and with enough juice. A very fine Lafite. Lovely graphite finish – sinewy. No heaviness at all. And the tannins are SO well managed! 19/20

Intense aromas of blackberries black licorice and currants with mineral undertones. Full-bodied with a solid core of tannins and a long silky finish. Still holding back but is concentrated and powerful. The 1996 is always talked about but I think this is superior and will be in the future.--'95/'96 Bordeaux retrospective. Best after 2010. 20000 cases made. -JS

The 1995 Lafite-Rothschild (only one-third of the harvest made it into the final blend) is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon 17% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc. The wine was showing spectacularly well when I tasted it in November 1997. It exhibits a dark ruby purple color and a sweet powdered mineral smoky weedy cassis-scented nose. Beautiful sweetness of fruit is present in this medium-bodied tightly-knit but gloriously pure well-delineated Lafite. The 1995 is not as powerful or as massive as the 1996 but it is beautifully made with outstanding credentials in addition to remarkable promise. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2028.

Medium bodied with a strict, tannic edge, the nose is there, but on the palate, the wine falls short for a First Growth that sells for this much money. There is a good purity in the fruit, but the rustic edge to tannins really shows. I'd be a seller not a buyer of this vintage. Read more at:https://www.thewinecellarinsider.com/wine-tasting-note/?vintage=1995&wine=Chateau%20Lafite%20Rothschild