{"id":25440,"date":"2016-06-20T17:12:47","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T16:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/?p=25440"},"modified":"2016-06-20T18:56:12","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T17:56:12","slug":"bordeaux-2015-chateau-lafite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/06\/bordeaux-2015-chateau-lafite\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Bordeaux &#8211; Ch\u00e2teau Lafite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2015-CHATEAU-LAFITE-1er-Cru-Classe-Pauillac-23388-00.html?category=261\">2015\u00a0CH\u00c2TEAU LAFITE<\/a>\u00a0has now been released.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;<strong>an excellent Lafite-Rothschild in the making<\/strong> and it often &#8220;finds its voice&#8221; only after bottling, so it could ultimately end with a higher score.&#8217;<\/em> 94-96 Neal Martin, www.erobertparker.com<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8216;a Lafite with lots of muscle and tone&#8217;<\/em><\/strong> 97-98 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8216;A dramatic, ample Lafite<\/strong>, the 2015 is also arrestingly beautiful and vivid.&#8217;<\/em> 94-97 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8216;&#8230;freshness and balance<\/strong>. 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