Carruades de Lafite 2020
Pauillac AOC
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When you can’t quite stretch to a bottle of the First Growth Lafite, the second wine, Carruades, makes a superb alternative. A serious 96-97pt wine with densely packed, black fruit and a beautiful freshness that lifts the long, earthy finish.
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Wine Details
- Red - Medium to Full Bodied
- Fine wine
France- Deep Garnet-purple
- Cabernet-based blend
- 9.75 Units
- 13% ABV
- 750 ml
- 31 December 2040
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Medium-full bodied with smoky red fruit supported by elegant tannins
Aroma
Coffee, tobacco, red fruit and spice
Allergy information
Contains Sulphites
The Wine
Château Lafite needs little introduction – “the first growth of first growths” according to Clive Coates MW. It’s from Pauillac – the Haut-Médoc’s most majestic expression of Cabernet Sauvignon, full of minty blackcurrant fruit, deep smoky tobacco and pencil lead notes. Their first wine fetches hundreds of pounds a bottle, but from fruit grown in vineyards on the Carruades plain (next to some of the estate’s finest plots), they also make this superb second wine. It has the richness, finesse and style of the Grand Vin, but also a stamp of its own, thanks to more Merlot. Aging in oak barrels for a year adds to the layers of complexity. This claret will improve for years to come, so let the wine breathe for an hour before serving.
Château Lafite needs little introduction – “the first growth of first growths” a
Very classically structured. Full-bodied and chewy with a soft, creamy texture and a long finish
James Suckling
Critic, 96-97pts
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