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Carruades de Lafite er andenvinen fra det legendariske Château Lafite Rothschild, men den har sine egne rødder og sin egen historie. Navnet stammer fra plateau des Carruades – et højtliggende område med dyb leret grusjord, som blev opkøbt af Lafite-familien i slutningen af 1800-tallet. I begyndelsen blev druerne herfra vinificeret separat, og Carruades eksisterede som et selvstændigt vinmarksvin. Senere blev parcellerne en del af Château Lafites Grand Vin, inden navnet igen blev genfødt som betegnelsen for slottets andenvin.
Vinmarkerne ligger som et naturligt amfiteater mellem skov og marsk, beskyttet af det unikke mikroklima, der kendetegner Pauillac. Her vokser Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon og en smule Cabernet Franc på jorder, der har været formet af Girondeflodens aflejringer gennem tusinder af år. Høsten foregår i hånden, og vinificeringen sker i en kombination af træ-, cement- og ståltanke. Efter malolaktisk gæring modnes vinen i 16 måneder på franske egetræsfade fra Lafites eget bødkeri, Tonnellerie des Domaines. Carruades de Lafite deler husets signatur af finesse og længde, men adskiller sig med en lidt højere andel Merlot, som giver en blødere, mere tilgængelig stil – et elegant ekko af Lafite Rothschilds store vin.
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BEPLANTNING
Overvejende Merlot og Cabernet Sauvignon, med et strejf af Cabernet Franc
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AREAL
Parceller på plateau des Carruades, vest for Château Lafite
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Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite)
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This is a beautiful Carraudes with currant, sweet-tobacco and wet-earth aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied with a dense center-palate and tight, polished tannins. Fresh, with tension. Reminds me of the 1995 Lafite. This is so Lafite in character. It shows so much cabernet sauvignon character. It’s 68% cabernet sauvignon, 27% merlot and the rest cabernet franc. Try after 2026.
The 2019 Carruades de Lafite is a powerhouse that shows little of the radiance it did as a younger wine. That should not be an issue in time. The Cabernet is the highest it has ever been here, at 73%, and that seems to be especially evident today, certainly moreso than it was two years ago. Savory and dense, with tons of power, the 2019 Carruades has quite a bit to offer, for those who can wait.
The 2019 Carruades de Lafite is rich and expansive, bursting with aromas of ripe berries, violets, spice box, cedar and cassis. Medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, it's broad and generous, with a more exotic, extravagant profile than the grand vin but also levels of concentration and character that exceed what was the case a decade ago. In recent years, Lafite has actually ripped up parcels that routinely never made it into the grand vin—and the grand vin now includes more and more Cabernet Sauvignon. Even if Carruades now contains less Merlot than was historically the case (27% in 2019), I suspect it's benefiting from the inclusion of Merlot that would have formerly made it into the assemblage of Lafite itself.