Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Carruades De Lafite |
Label Name: | Pauillac 2nd Wine |
Vintage: | 2016 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Pauillac, Bordeaux |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | 49% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 3 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Notable scores: Wine Enthusiast 94; Jeb Dunnuck 94; James Suckling 93; Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) 92; Decanter 91; Falstaff 94
Tasting Note
Blackcurrant, blackberry and Morello cherry with tobacco, cedar, graphite and saline mineral notes. Medium–full body, bright acidity, polished grainy tannins and a long, savory finish. Ageworthy and balanced.
Food Pairing
Roasted/herb-crusted lamb, beef ribeye, duck confit, mushroom risotto; Asian pairings: Peking duck, char siu, beef bulgogi, braised short ribs, rich mapo tofu.
Production Method
Traditional Bordeaux vinification: fermentations in wood, concrete and stainless vats; ~20 days maceration; malolactic fermentation; aged ~16 months in French oak (c.20–25% new).
Vineyard Info
Second wine of Château Lafite‑Rothschild from the Carruades plateau (estate holdings ca.112 ha on deep gravel and aeolian sands). Carruades plots acquired 1845; estate long history as a top Pauillac producer.