Chateau Lafite Rothchilds - Chateau Carruades De Lafite 2000 available at International House of Wine and Cheese in Richmond, IL

(93 Points) Ripe, dark perfumed blackcurrant and black cherries on the nose. Fragrant but also herbal, liquorice, clove, tobacco and toast. Supple and juicy on the palate, a lovely sense of life and…

Chateau Lafite Rothschild - Carruades de Lafite 2008 available at Knightsbridge Wine Shoppe in Northbrook, IL

"This wine is distinctively herbaceous and cedary, with surprisingly high acidity, and aggressive tannin in the finish. Its medium garnet color and smoky, roasted herb-scented nose are followed by a…

(93 points) "The 1983 vintage was a little more difficult in Pauillac than down in Margaux, but the evolution has been extremely slow and it still tastes hugely enticing, with cigar box and touches…

Winemaker Notes The 1988 harvest produced Cabernets and Merlots that came out to be very colorful, and structured. This wine was then aged in one-year-old used Chateau Lafite Rothschild barrels…

Lafite Rothschild. At the tasting, this second wine offers a very supple and round attack. Carruades de Lafite then presents young and lively tannins but of a beautiful quality that the time will…