Carruades de Lafite Rothschild 2015 - Flash Sale
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