France Bordeaux Pauillac Ch. Lafite-RothschildCarruades de Lafite

2000 Carruades de Lafite

Lafite Rothschild

92Average Score

Bordeaux / France

Red

A brilliant second wine, the 2000 Carruades de Lafite (51.4% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42.3% Merlot, 4.9% Cabernet Franc, and 1.4% Petit Verdot), aged in 10-15% new French oak, shows wonderfully sweet lead pencil shavings intermixed with an elegant black cherry and cassis nose. A wine of tremendous purity, medium body, and the tell-tale Lafite elegance, this is a gorgeous wine to drink now and over the next 12-15 years. Apr 2003, www.robertparker.com

Robert Parker Score: 90/100

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Scores + Notes

Average Score

Wonderfully ripe and decadent, with tobacco, meat and ripe berry aromas, with hints of currants. Full-bodied, and very velvety, with unctuous fruit flavors. Long and exotic aftertaste. Terrific wine. Second wine of Lafite Rothschild. Best after 2010. 2,375 cases made.-James Suckling, Wine Spectator 2003

Wine SpectatorScore: 93/100

Robert ParkerScore: 90/100

About The Producer

The producer

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Product Details

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Pauillac

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

12.5%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window