Carruades de Lafite Rothschild 2015 - Flash Sale

£1,750.00

Very limited stock

Appellation - Pauillac

Owner - Rothschild family

First wine – Château Lafite Rothschild

57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Fra

Decanting – 2 hours or more

Tasting temperature – 16-18 °C

Ageing in barrel for 18-20 months in new oak barrels

Annual production – 20,000 cases

Lead-pencil aromas with currants and plums, too. Full body, silky tannins and a focused and very refined finish. It's the tannins that drive things. An excellent second wine of Lafite. Needs two or three years to soften. Start drinking in 2021.
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James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, February 2018

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