Carruades de Lafite
⏳ wine.drinking_window
2024 - 2040
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roasted rack of lamb, grilled ribeye steak, duck breast
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Carruades de Lafite takes its name from the Carruades plateau, a historic group of vineyard plots acquired by the estate in 1845, situated adjacent to the main Lafite hilltop. The 2016 vintage is celebrated as a modern classic in Pauillac, shaped by a dramatic growing season of extremes. A remarkably wet spring replenished the deep gravel soils, providing a vital water reserve that sustained the vines through an exceptionally hot, dry summer. Perfect autumn conditions allowed for a slow, leisurely harvest, yielding grapes with incredible phenolic ripeness and striking freshness. The wine was aged for 18 to 20 months in French oak barrels crafted at the estate's own cooperage, resulting in a second wine of astonishing structure, elegance, and aromatic complexity that closely mirrors the grandeur of its older sibling.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Situated in the prestigious Pauillac appellation of Bordeaux, France, Château Lafite Rothschild is a legendary First Growth estate whose winemaking heritage dates back to the 17th century, famously acquired by Baron James de Rothschild in 1868. The estate's exceptional terroir, characterized by deep gravel beds over limestone, is meticulously farmed to produce Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant blends of unparalleled elegance and longevity. Utilizing traditional vinification methods alongside aging in custom oak barrels crafted at their own cooperage, the estate produces its world-renowned Grand Vin, Château Lafite Rothschild, alongside its highly esteemed second wine, Carruades de Lafite.