Tasted at the Chateau. My expectations were high here, and I knew it was going to be competing against a line of Grand Vins from Lafite ('89 and '04), but it was firing on all cylinders. With a classic Pauillac nose of graphite and currant, Duhart '09 fans out on the palate with brilliant texture, balanced acid, and copious pure red fruit. The tannins are remarkably fine and the wine is deftly layered. At ten years on it is just barely entering an early drinking window, and shows the Lafite pedigree through and through. This is one of the best sweet spot collectible buys of the vintage and will drink beautifully for years to come.