2015 CARRUADES DE CHÂTEAU LAFITE Pauillac, Lea & Sandeman

CARRUADES DE CHÂTEAU LAFITE

2021 Pauillac

Grapes Cab Franc, Merlot, Cab Sauv
Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
Other Practising Organic
Sub-district Haut Médoc
Village Pauillac
ABV 12.5%

The Carruades this year was a pleasure to taste. Dark and brooding with a delightfully juicy feel. There is a good frame here, a Lafite-like tautness at the core, but the tannins are supple and easy. All round, its a surprisingly generous style for Carruades. Very suave, with real push and easy glide. Fresh lift to the finish speaks of this grand terroir. Much of the fruit, particularly the Merlot, would normally make it to the Grand Vin. Declassified this year to Carruades, it really bolsters the mid palate. Definitely a Lafite wine, but with a shade less graphite and firmness than in some years. 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot 36%, Petit Verdot 4%, Cabernet Franc 5%. L&S (May 2022)


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The currants, cedar and violets are very bright on the nose, with sandalwood undertones and pencil shavings. This is medium-bodied, beautiful and firm, with finesse and real Lafite character for their second wine. Racy at the end. Drinkable now but even better in three or four years. Rating: 95 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Jul 2024)

This has taken on lovely depth over ageing, delivering on its promise, and these are classic slightly old school Pauillac flavours, focusing on crayon, slate, pencil lead, cassis bud, rose bud, has tension and subdued power. Highly successful. 1st year organic conversion. 40% of overall production, 34hl/h yields. Drinking range: 2025 - 2038 Rating: 92 Jane Anson, Decanter (Apr 2024)

The 2021 Carruades de Lafite is gorgeous. Supple, dynamic and lively, the 2021 pulses with energy. It's a wine of vibrancy. Dark cherry fruit, plum, grilled herbs and graphite all build effortlessly in the glass. There's a bit of graininess in the tannin, yet all the elements are impeccably balanced. There's a ton to like, that's for sure. Drinking range: 2026 - 2041 Rating: 92 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Feb 2024)

Château Lafite

1855 classification - Premier Grand Cru Classé The long history of Château Lafite includes a period in the 17th and 18th century when it was owned by the Ségur family, who also at the time owned Latour and who's name lives on at Calon-Ségur and Phelan-Ségur. By the time of the 1855 classification which rightly recognised the reputation of Lafite, the estate was under a complicated ownership arrangement which inevitably unravelled, and Lafite was sold to Baron James de Rothschild, largely it would seem to keep uo with his cousin Nathaniel Rothschild who had recently purchased Brane-Mouton (later to become Mouton Rothschild). He died a couple of months later, but his descendents own the estate to this day. Baron Eric, who took control during the 1970's, returned Lafite to its rightful place at the top of the Bordeaux hierarchy with a programme of investment, improvement and modernisation. There are 103ha of land under vine at Lafite, facing Cos d'Estournel across the Jalle du Breuil which marks the border between Pauillac and Saint Estèphe. Indeed, Lafite own a small parcel of vines over the border in Saint Estèphe. Just over 70% is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon with 25% Merlot and smaller portions of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Vines for the grand vin average around 40 years old with none less than 10. Wines are aged in barrels from their own cooperage for aound 18 months. The second wine is Carruades de Lafite which usually features a higher proportion of Merlot in the cuvée.

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