Carruades de Lafite Pauillac 2023
- js95-96
- jd92-94
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- v92-94
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| Category | Red Wine |
| Varietals | |
| Brand | Carruades de Lafite |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux, Pauillac |
Other vintages
En Primeur / Futures / arrives 2026
First among the 1855 Bordeaux classified growths, Château Lafite-Rothschild is a lord on its gravelly land. The bearer of a long winegrowing tradition that began in 1620, it has asserted itself over the centuries as a veritable standard bearer of the Pauillac appellation on the left bank of the Bordeaux region. Indeed, from the Cardinal of Richelieu to the President of the United States of America at the time, Thomas Jefferson, the great personalities of the world have fallen under the spell of these great wines with their unique soul and unparalleled refinement.
Château Lafite Rothschild benefits from an exceptional location with a vineyard divided into three main areas. The Carruades plateau is located to the west of the estate on fine gravel and sand soils on limestone subsoils.
The wine
Carruades de Lafite, Château Lafite-Rothschild’s Second Wine, is a major name among Pauillac wines.
James Suckling
- js95-96
“A savory and juicy Carruades with softness and notes of ripe berry, cedar and dried tobacco. Like Lafite from the 1980s but more precise. Round and pretty. It really grows on the finish with such sweetness of fruit and length. Pointed, fine tannins at the end. Very long. A blend of 60% cabernet sauvignon and 40% merlot.
Jeb Dunnuck
- jd92-94
The second wine of this reference point château, the 2023 Carruades De Lafite is based on 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, resting in 50% new French oak. Crème de cassis, graphite, wildflowers, spicy wood, and lead pencil notes all define the aromatics, and it's medium-bodied, with a focused, classic Lafite elegance, ample mid-palate depth, and ripe tannins. I love its overall purity, balance, and length.
The Wine Independent
- twi92-94
The 2023 Carruades de Lafite is deep garnet-purple in color. After a swirl or two, a beautiful perfume of rose oil and lavender is released, opening out to a classic core of cassis, fresh plums, and pencil lead with a touch of red, iron-rich soil. The light to medium-bodied palate is delicately styled, with compelling vibrancy and nice, ripe, fine-grained tannins supporting the black fruits, finishing long and fragrant. This is very pretty! The blend is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, with pH 3.70. The alcohol is 13.2%
Vinous
- v92-94
The 2023 Carruades de Lafite is a very pretty, sensual wine that very much captures the personality of the Grand Vin, naturally in a more approachable style. The blend is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, with no Franc or Petit Verdot. I have to say, there is something very direct about the 2023- something frank that is really evident. I admire its purity. Succulent red plum, spice, cedar, tobacco and a lifting touch of white pepper open first, while beautifully persistent saline undertones extend the finish.
Wine Advocate
- wa91-93
A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, the 2023 Carruades de Lafite is lovely, bursting with aromas of minty blackberries, cassis and cigar box, followed by a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and layered palate that's creamy and textural, its generous core of fruit largely concealing its powdery structuring tannins, concluding with a long, resonant finish.
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Carruades de Lafite Pauillac 2023 750ml
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Price:
$174.88