2002 Carruades de Lafite | FINE+RARE Wines

Bts

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

£265.00

6x75cl

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£1,583.00

12x75cl

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Duty Paid

£3,166.00

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0 Immediate | 8 Marketplace

Duty Paid

£265.00

Scores + Notes

Average Score

Critic Notes

Very deep crimson and lots of acidity. Great suppleness (good) but a bit hollow (bad). The least impressive of the top-growth second wines. I suspect acidity will always plague this blend of 51 per cent Cabernet Sauvignon and 46 per cent Merlot which represents almost a third of the total crop at Lafite. Jancis Robinson, jancisrobinson.com

Score: 16-/20Jancis Robinson

This is just a little sullen on the tightly coiled on the nose, though it opens up a little in the glass revealing cool scents of limestone and black plums. Very sweet on the entry, it seems to have more Merlot than other vintages, fleshy and ripe, blackberries, figs, and damson with a very svelte finish. Flavours linger with black cherries, mulberry and loganberry. Very easy to swallow, very approachable although it does not have the structure of the ’99 Carruades. Drink now-2013. Tasted September 2008. Neal Martin, eRobertParker.com

Score: 88-/100Neal Martin

A wine with good plum and raspberry aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, with silky tannins and a short finish. Good but not special. Best after 2008. 18,000 cases made.-James Suckling, Wine Spectator 2005

Score: 87-/100Wine Spectator

Similar to its bigger sibling, but leaner and not nearly as concentrated, as one might expect being a second wine, the 2002 Carruades reveals the Lafite fragrance of lead pencil shavings intermixed with red and black currants, plums, and a hint of cherries. Medium-bodied, with tart acidity, this is a wine to drink over the next decade. Apr 2005, www.robertparker.com

Score: 87-/100Robert Parker

About The Producer

The producer

Chateau Lafite Rothschild

Château Lafite Rothschild is one of the most famous wines in Bordeaux, if not the world. It has captured the attention and imagination of wine lovers everywhere for its finesse and elegant style. Being one of the three of the five First Growths situated in the Pauillac appellation, Château Lafite Rothschild sits at the far north of the appellation bordering Saint-Estèphe and the vineyards of Château Cos d’Estournel with Château Mouton Rothschild to its south. It is undoubtedly today’s most famous and collectable of the First Growths due to an avid following of collectors from all over the world. Its popularity in the Far East has only escalated its collectability. 

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Product Details

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Pauillac

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Pauillac

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Average Score

Critic Notes

Score: 16-/20Jancis Robinson

Score: 88-/100Neal Martin

Score: 87-/100Wine Spectator

Score: 87-/100Robert Parker

The producer

Chateau Lafite Rothschild

Chateau Lafite Rothschild Interview

BY Gavin Smith,

ON March 29, 2020

Château Lafite-Rothschild - Bottled Finesse

ON October 19, 2015

2014: THE F+R PICKS. SMITH-HAUT-LAFITTE

ON April 28, 2015

2011 Bordeaux: Great News for Lafite Lovers

BY FINE+RARE,

ON April 19, 2012

Emeline Borie Introduces a Progressive New Approach in Pauillac

ON July 12, 2018

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Pauillac

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Pauillac

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window