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Carruades de Lafite 2021

Bordeaux • Pauillac • Second wine of Château Lafite Rothschild • Red

2.608,00 kr tax included
2.608,00 kr tax included
2.608,00 kr / unit
Packaging : 1 x 75cl - Wooden Crate

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Description

  • Country Frankrig
  • Region Bordeaux
  • Appellation Pauillac
  • Color Red
  • Alcohol 12.5
  • Vintage 2021
  • Grape varieties 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Franc

Sublime, beautifully balanced, silky. This second wine has all the makings of a great one.

Ratings

Ratings

  • Parker (WA) 91/100
  • Vinous 92/100
  • James Suckling 95/100
  • Jean-Marc Quarin 93/100
Notes and pairings

Notes and pairings

Tasting notes

This wine pairs perfectly with red meat. For example, enhance your ribeye steak with this vintage. Ideally, serve it at around 15-16°C.
Producer

Producer

Owner and history

The vineyard covers 112 hectares within the Pauillac appellation. Carruades de Lafite, the second wine, is cultivated on the Carruades plateau, on deep gravelly soil with a limestone subsoil. The vineyard is dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, which makes up 75% of the blend, followed by Merlot at 25%, and then, in smaller quantities, Cabernet Franc (3%) and Petit Verdot (1%).

Vinification and aging

- Hand-harvested grapes
- Vinification by plot in traditional oak vats and in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats
- Aged for 16 to 20 months (80% new oak barrels), the rest in vats
- Bottling with fining using fresh egg whites

  • Serving temperature 16°C - 20°C

  • Climax 2026 à 2034

Wine profile

  • fruity
  • wooded
  • complex
  • timber frame