Château Lafite Rothschild

Carruades de Lafite, Pauillac, 2019

Name: Carruades de Lafite, Pauillac
Brand: Château Lafite Rothschild
Price: 1882.73 GBP

93/100

Inside Bordeaux

91/100

The Wine Independent

88/100

Vinous

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2019
6x75cl
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£1,882.73

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Lovely perfumed cabernet notes of pencil and cedar are swiftly followed by fragrant sweet berries. On the palate an overriding sense of poise and equilibrium, layers of gravel buffered by wonderful sweetness and a sense of tension and energy. This has some peps, a real sense of kinetic energy alongside an open generosity. Charming but also enough cerebral layering to make it feel intellectually engaging. Plenty of persistence, but not in a weighty way. Almost enjoyable already, which is a mark of its balance rather than any sense of being lightweight.

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Critic Reviews

91/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

The 2019 Carruades de Lafite, a blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc, is deep garnet-purple in color. Notions of sauteed herbs, damp soil, and tapenade waft from the glass over a core of redcurrant preserves, baked plums, and tilled soil. The medium-bodied palate is chewy and subtly fruited, with a soft-spoken finish.

drinking window 2024 - 2042

date of review 05/2023

88/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2019 Carruades de Lafite has more red fruit on the nose, tertiary scents and touches of tobacco, harmonious. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, moderate depth, not complex and in fact, just a little monotone on the finish. Maybe this is entering a dumb phase? Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.

date of review 02/2023

93/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

One of the more concentrated Carruades, with the highest percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon to date, packed with powerful dark plum and blackcurrant fruits, pencil lead and slate. Knitted down, sculpted tannins, there is austerity even rigidity to the structure, but it has laid on weight and depth over ageing. This is a Carruades with a sense of occasion and will need time in bottle. 38hl/h yield, 28% new oak.

drinking window 2025 - 2040

date of review 01/2022

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Specifications

Country:

France

Region:

Bordeaux

Appellation:

Pauillac

Producer:

Château Lafite Rothschild

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Cab Sauvignon Merlot

abv:

12.5%

allergen information

This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.