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Tasting notes
Score 95/100 · James Suckling, Dec 2023

Deep, fresh and really contained with exceptional depth. Graphite, mussel, hot stones, black chocolate, violets, dried herbs and tons of fresh, ripe blackberries and mulberries. Fleshy and round on the palate, showing polished, juicy tannins that give it more tension, firmness and focus at the end. Long but more pristine. More foudre this year. Drinkable now, but better in two years when it gets more expressive and complex.

Critic scores

Critic scores
95
95/100

Average Score

96
96/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent

94
94/100

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

More reviews and scores

96 points
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent
Score 96/100 · Drink 2023-2040, Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent, Aug 2023

The 2021 CARO, 79% Malbec and 21% Cabernet Sauvignon, is deep garnet-purple in color. It soars from the glass with expressive notes of plum preserves, blueberry compote, and licorice with hints of candied violets and spice cake. The full-bodied palate is jam packed with perfumed black fruits, framed by super-ripe, super-plush tannins and tantalizing freshness, finishing very long and fragrant. This is an impressive showing for this joint venture between Lafite Rothschild and Nicolas Catena.

94 points
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
Score 94/100 · Drink 2024-2036, Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux, Jul 2023

Intense ruby red colour, offering restrained and savoury flavours with balanced spice, liqourice, graphite and blackberry. This is a consistently good quality Malbec with a shot of Cabernet adding structure and tannins, and is full of pleasure in this slightly cooler-than-usual Argentinian vintage. First time sold through the wider negociant system of The Place, rather than as an exclusivity. Oliver Tregoat winemaker, director Philipe Rolet.

94 points
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
Score 94/100 · Drink 2024-2036, Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux, Jun 2023

Intense ruby red colour, offering restrained and savoury flavours with balanced spice, liqourice, graphite and blackberry. This is a consistently good quality Malbec with a shot of Cabernet adding structure and tannins, and is full of pleasure in this slightly cooler-than-usual Argentinian vintage. First time sold through the wider negociant system of The Place, rather than as an exclusivity. Oliver Tregoat winemaker, director Philipe Rolet.

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Caro
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Grape Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec/ Auxerrois / Cot

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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