CARRUADES DE LAFITE 2010
CARRUADES DE LAFITE 2010
CARRUADES DE LAFITE 2010
CARRUADES DE LAFITE 2010
CARRUADES DE LAFITE 2010
CARRUADES DE LAFITE 2010
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2010

CARRUADES DE LAFITE 2010

Wine 2010 Second wine Bordeaux Pauillac

A start to the viticultural year similar to that of 2009, but with a slightly later budburst, around mid-April. This month was dry and sunny, particularly favorable for the development of the vine. Then, a wave of freshness at the beginning of June complicated the flowering of the Merlots, causing coulure and millerandage. Fortunately, July was very dry with relatively high temperatures, making it possible to make up for the delay in flowering.
August and September, very dry with good daytime temperatures and cool nights, completed the slow and complete ripening of the grapes.
The second wine of Château Lafite Rothschild, the "Carruades de Lafite" 2010, reveals a floral nose, followed by notes of ripe fruit, blackcurrant, cedar and spices. Dense, rich with very fine and melted tannins. With a very good length, this wine is balanced and elegant. It is made from 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42.5% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 2.5% Petit Verdot.

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94 / 100
Falstaff March - 2013
Falstaff
Deep dark ruby garnet, opaque core, violet reflections. On the nose, inviting dark berry fruit, a hint of blueberries and plums, fine noble wood note, multifaceted bouquet. Substantial, fine extract sweetness, highly elegant texture, fine tannins, very good persistence, mineral aftertaste, saline and fresh on the finish, good development potential.
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94 / 100
Jeannie Cho Lee April - 2011
Jeannie Cho Lee
The deep ruby purple 2010 Carruades de Lafite offers aromas of violets, plums, blackberries, with a hint of cedar, supported by nice mid-palate fruit flavours balanced by velvety tannins and a fairly long finish. This Carruades is made in a full-bodied, rich, very tannic style with such density and depth that it seems more like a grand vin than a second wine. The selection was done after the malolactic from about 50 parcels, and the result is a gorgeous wine that stands on its own.
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93 / 100
Wine Spectator March - 2013
Wine Spectator
Solid, with bright cassis, fig and blackberry fruit studded with tobacco leaf, anise and violet. The long finish has a tarry thread, but stays polished and refined overall, with a whiff of sandalwood lingering gently.
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92 / 100
Tom Cannavan January - 2011
Tom Cannavan
Beautifully refined, lightly cedary nose with a cherry ripeness to the fruit and solid underpinning black fruit. The palate has a depth and richness immediately. The tannins are dry and full as would be expected, but a nice clarity to the fruit and good length.
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92 / 100
Wine Enthusiast January - 2013
Wine Enthusiast
A dense and very tannic second wine from Lafite-Rothschild. Ripe fruits from juicy Merlot balance its power and give sweetness. It's a rich, fine wine, with the tannins of the vintage never too prominent. For medium-term aging.
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Bettane et Desseauve
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17 / 20
Vinum Wine Magazine March - 2013
Vinum Wine Magazine
Of particular breed, juicy and fresh, dense, perfectly balanced: however, whether the best Carruades bottled to date is worth its almost 200 euros is another question.
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90 / 100
Gilbert & Gaillard April - 2011
Gilbert & Gaillard
Intense purple robe. Generous and precise nose of red fruits (cherry). Warm and powerful palate, with tight and slightly vegetal tannins. A wine more massive than elegant for the moment.
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Vintage Wine  2010
Classification Bordeaux - Second wine
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Pauillac
Colour Red
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Château Lafite Rothschild
Château Lafite Rothschild
Château Lafite Rothschild

Château Lafite Rothschild is one of the oldest and most prestigious estates in the Pauillac appellation, on the left bank of Bordeaux. Its origins date back to the Middle Ages, but it was in the 18th century that the château gained international renown, particularly among the European courts. In the 1855 classification, Château Lafite Rothschild was classified as a Premier Grand Cru Classé, durably cementing its status at the summit of the Bordeaux hierarchy.

Owned by the Rothschild family since 1868, the estate rests on a terroir of fine, deep gravels, perfectly suited to Cabernet Sauvignon. The wines of Château Lafite Rothschild are distinguished by their finesse, aromatic precision and balance, favouring elegance and length over demonstrative power.

Aged in new oak barrels, the wines favour fine tannin grain, freshness and length over power, and require time before opening up. The estate's great reference points range from the 1982 wine, which ushered in the modern era, to the 1989 vintage and the 1996 wine at the turn of the century, then to 2009 and the year 2010, two consecutive years at the pinnacle of the recent period. Carruades de Lafite, more influenced by Merlot and drawn mainly from the eponymous plateau, offers the most accessible expression.

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