1986 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac from this lot has the following scores - Decanter 100 points. This is the tasting note for 1986 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac from Robert Parker - with a score of 95+ points. The 1986 Lafite Rothschild unfurls in the decanter and glass with aromas of earthy blackcurrant fruit mingled with notions of cigar box and red berries. Richer and darker in profile than the 1975 drunk alongside, it's medium to full-bodied, ample and concentrated, displaying a velvety attack and a lively core of fruit, with just a touch of the tannic asperity that often defines this vintage in the Médoc making itself felt on the finish. As it approaches its 40th birthday, the 1986 Lafite still needs several hours' decant to show its best. 1986 Chateau Margaux from this lot has the following scores - Vinous 98 points, The Wine Advocate 97 points, Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch 97 points. This is the tasting note for 1986 Chateau Margaux from Robert Parker - The 1986 Château Margaux remains somewhat firm and forbidding as it closes in on its 40th birthday. Offering up aromas of cassis, cigar box and toasty new oak, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and structured, with a sweet core of fruit that's framed, and almost overwhelmed, by an abundance of chalky tannin. I actually preferred this wine a decade ago, when its sheer abundance of fruit did a better job of balancing out its structuring elements.