Carruades de Lafite 2022

Vin rouge | 2nd wine of Château Lafite, Pauillac AC

Carruades de Lafite was born between forests and marshes, in a protected environment, on ground of two thousand year-old pebbles, and is growing like a promise. Carruades de Lafite is a wine in its own right and the grapes from its plots are vinified separately.

Product variants

CHF 245.00 (75cl)

CHF 32.67/10cl

France Bordeaux
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Cabernet Franc
Petit Verdot
5 - 20 years
13.70 % Vol.

Awards and reviews from professionals

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James Suckling

Attractive, showing blackcurrants, lead pencil and flowers such as lavender and violets on the nose, as well as tobacco. Medium-bodied and juicy with firm and linear tannins that are rather endless. Impressive stones and chalkiness. Excellent length and crunchiness.
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Jean-Marc Quarin

Couleur sombre, intense et belle. Nez très aromatique, fin, subtil. Touche de fruits très mûrs. Pointe de caramel. Ample à l'attaque, suave en milieu de bouche, particulièrement aromatique, le vin caresse le palais avant de s'étoffer en finale, long, séveux, fin et très gourmand.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2022 Carruades de Lafite has turned out nicely in bottle, unwinding in the glass with a youthfully understated bouquet of raspberries, cherries and cedary pencil shavings, followed by a medium to full-bodied, suave and velvety palate that's supple and lively, built around refined, powdery tannins. William Kelley

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Carruades de Lafite 2022

CHF 245.00 (75cl)

Colour

Ample at first, suave and juicy mid-palate, particularly aromatic, long and serene finish, deliciously fine. Very tasty.

Nose

Fine and subtle, overwhelmingly aromatic, very ripe fruit with a final hint of caramel.

Palate

Mittlerer bis voller, fleischiger und vielschichtiger Gaumen, der cremig und strukturiert ist und dessen grosszügiger Fruchtkern die pudrigen, strukturierenden Tannine weitgehend verdeckt.

Wine-growing terroir

The Carruades plateau and its mythical terroir of deep clayey gravel were acquired at the end of the 19th century. It was then a wine in its own right and the fruits from its plots were vinified separately to produce Carruades de Lafite. Only vines less than 10 years old are used to produce Carruades de Lafite.

Winemaking

Alcoholic fermentation carried out in wooden, cement and stainless steel barrels. Light pumping over facilitates the extraction of tannins and color. This operation is carried out according to the characteristics of each tank. The total duration of maceration is of approximately 20 days. The 16 months aging takes place in French oak barrels manufactured by the Domaines Rothschild cooperage in Pauillac.

Bottle closure

Cork

Packaging

Wooden box

Château Lafite Rothschild

The first Lafite vines, planted by Jacques de Ségur, date back to 1670. Today, the 112 ha estate is planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (70%), Merlot (25%), Cabernet Franc (3%). ) and Petit Verdot (2%).

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