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| Region | Bordeaux |
| Appellation | Pauillac |
| Category | Red Wine |
| Classification | 2nd Wine of First Growth (Médoc 1855) |
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| Cat | Appellation | Year | Producer, Wine | Size | C(s) | HKD/Cs | Score | Critic | |||
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Pauillac | 2018 | Chateau Lafite Rothschild , Carruades de Lafite | BT | 4 | HK$2,800.00 | 97 | JS | |||
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Pauillac | 2018 | Chateau Lafite Rothschild , Carruades de Lafite | BT6 | 1 | HK$15,960.00 | 97 | JS | |||
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Exquisitely fine tannins to the currant, lead-pencil and chocolate character. The palate is full, yet very refined and linear with a long, lingering finish. Such polish and tension. The tannins are intense, yet so fine, giving almost a powdery texture. So Lafite-like. Best Carruades ever? 56% cabernet sauvignon and 38% merlot, the rest cabernet franc. Drink after 2026.
Score: 97 James Suckling (JS), JamesSuckling.com, April 2021
The 2018 Carruades de Lafite is delicate, sensual and elegant, with a striking interplay of finesse and power. A wine of total allure and translucence, the 2018 Carruades is so silky, so finessed, so classy. Sweet red/purplish fruit, lavender, rose petal and spice are all finely knit in a Pauillac of tremendous class. Harvest started on September 17 and wrapped up on October 5 for the Cabernets.
Score: 93 Antonio Galloni (AG), Vinous Media (VM), March 2021
The 2018 Carruades de Lafite is a blend of 56.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot and 5.5% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple colored, it comes skipping out of the glass with bright, cheery scents of redcurrant jelly, blackcurrant pastilles and Morello cherries with hints of candied violets, pencil shavings, menthol and crushed rocks. Medium-bodied and elegantly styled, with layers of crunchy red and black fruits, it has a beautifully ripe, fine-grained texture and loads of freshness, finishing long and mineral laced.
Score: 94 Lisa Perrotti-Brown (LPB), The Wine Advocate (WA), April 2021