Wine Advocate #146 (Apr 2003)  Robert Parker 91 points  Drink 2005-2015. A limited production St.-Emilion, this estate has developed a considerable following for its user-friendly, lavishly fruited and oaked wines. From bottle, the 2000 Ferrand Lartigue has weight, expansiveness, structure as well as tannin, suggesting 1-2 years of cellaring is warranted. Cassis, licorice, tobacco smoke, and sweet fruit provide an expressive, medium to full-bodied personality. Long, pure, and impressively built, it will be drinkable between 2005-2015. This is accessible enough to drink young, but it has more structure than previous vintages. 
 
Wine Advocate #139 (Feb 2002)  Robert Parker (90-92) points  Drink 2004-2015. Showing better than it did last year, the 2000 Ferrand Lartigue has added weight, expansiveness, structure as well as tannin, suggesting 2-3 years of cellaring is warranted. Cassis, licorice, tobacco smoke, and sweet fruit provide an expressive, medium to full-bodied personality. Long, pure, and impressively built, it will be drinkable between 2004-2015.

Pauillac. This Pauillac, which is often under most consumers’ radar, has come through with a strong effort in 2005. It possesses a deep ruby/purple hue as well as aromas and flavors of creme de cassis, road tar, cedar, truffles, and licorice. Full-bodied and fleshy, with good acidity, a powerful, muscular mouthfeel, sweet tannin, and good structure as well as purity, it should hit its peak in 4-5 years and last for two decades. Drink 2011 - 2027; Robert Parker (88-90) Wine Advocate # 170

A potential sleeper of the vintage, the 2006 Haut-Bages-Liberal exhibits a deep ruby/purple hue, plenty of intense creme de cassis fruit, notions of roasted herbs, underbrush, and licorice, moderate tannins, oodles of sweet fruit, and a layered mouthfeel. It should drink well for 15+ years. Robert Parker 89-91

Very dark crimson. Lift, even slight volatility, on the nose. Round, wonderful texture - what a lot of effort has gone into this. Fully ripe fruit. Quite distinguished. [Couldn’t help thinking this must be Pichon Longueville.] Super glossy - the opposite of rustic. Positively slides over the palate. Is there quite enough in the middle? It’s certainly very distinguished. Just slightly hollow in the middle. [Yet again, HBL shows especially well en primeur...] Jancis Robinson MW 17
 
Beautiful nose of ripe blackberry and currant. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a long finish. Very well done. Impressive. James Suckling 92-94

A blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot, this is an opulent, sexy, lush La Dame boasting a deep ruby/purple color, loads of black fruits, and hints of white flowers, chocolate, and earth. Round, plump, and tasty, it should be consumed during its first decade of life. It does indeed resemble its bigger sibling. Wine Advocate # 158; Apr 2005 Robert Parker (89-91) Drink 2005 - 2015

One of the finest second wines I tasted (only 13% of the production was utilized), the 2003 La Dame de Montrose, a sleeper of the vintage, exhibits a dense purple color along with sweet mulberry and blackberry fruit, a fat, opulent palate impression, and a long, richly fruity finish. It should drink well for 10-12 years. Wine Advocate # 152; Apr 2004 Robert Parker (89-91) Drink 2004 - 2016
 
Aromas of ripe fruit and licorice follow through to a full-bodied palate, with velvety tannins and a caressing finish. Very well done. Second wine of Montrose. Best after 2011. 2,665 cases made. –JS Score: 90. —James Suckling, The Wine Spectator

At present, this estate is the reference point for high quality wines from Lalande de Pomerol. The basic cuvee from proprietor Hubert de Bouard and his wife Corinne, the 2006 La Fleur de Bouard is composed of 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Sensationally rich, with abundant quantities of blue and black fruits, spring flowers, graphite, licorice, and hints of espresso roast as well as toasty oak, it is supple enough to be drunk now, or cellared for a decade. Wine Advocate # 181; Feb 2009 Robert Parker 91 points

The undisputed reference point for high quality in Lalande de Pomerol, this 50-acre estate produces a blend of 80% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2006 tips the scales at 13.5% natural alcohol. A beautiful effort, it offers sweet black cherry fruit interwoven with notes of licorice, pain grille, and espresso roast. Dense, opulent, medium to full-bodied, pure, and long, it should drink well for a decade or more. The luxury cuvee, Le Plus de la Fleur de Bouard, which is kept three years or more in barrel, will not be released until 2010 or so, but it represents the quintessence of this estate. Unfortunately, I have never seen a bottle of this wine available at retail as the production is so minuscule. Wine Advocate # 170; Apr 2007 Robert Parker (90-93)

Lafite’s Merlot harvest occurred between September 15-22, and the Cabernet Sauvignon from September 27 until the end of the first week of October. Only 42% of the production made it into the grand vin (a blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot). The 2006 is a tannic, restrained effort that brings to mind the 1988. A deep ruby/purple color is followed by sweet aromas of graphite, creme de cassis, spice, and subtle wood. Medium-bodied and richly fruity with decent acidity and a long finish, it will require 8-10 years of cellaring, and should keep for 4-5 decades. Wine Advocate # 170 Apr 2007 Robert Parker (91-94+) Drink: 2015 - 2057