Carruades de Lafite, Pauillac
Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends from Pauillac
| Vintage: | 1996 |
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| Description: | Jancis Robinson. Mainly from young vines and the north-facing plots across the main road from the Château. Dark ruby with some age. Aristocratic fragrance. Lovely build with real freshness and fruit concentration. Far too good for the prices charged then for Carruades! Really subtle and Lafite-like. Racy. This is a really lovely wine for current drinking. Anyone who bought it en primeur should feel so proud of themselves. 17.5/20 points (jr) (9/2011) Robert Parker's Wine Advocate. A very intense, expressive nose of blackberry, espresso and an animal quality. Good definition, almost Rhone-like. Smooth entry, full-bodied. Blackberry, coffee, huge tannins. Muscular, again almost Rhone-like. Very high extraction with a pain grille finish. Needs another five years at least. Slight astringency on the finish. (nm) (9/2006) Wine Spectator. Aromas of currant and cigar box. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a medium finish. (js, Web-2007). |
| Price: | $ 239.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Previously available from K&L Wine Merchants
| Address: |
3005 El Camino Real Redwood City, CA 94061 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 877-559-4637 |
| Telephone (regular): | 650-364-8544 |
| Fax: | 650-364-4687 |
First added to 1000 Corks on November 9, 2011.
This product was inactivated November 6, 2020.
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