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  • Producer ranking ?

    93
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    Baked Brie in Puff Pastry with Fresh Strawberries

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Carruades de Lafite 2010 Drops 17% From March to Six-Month Low

By Guy Collins  

A case of Carruades de Lafite 2010, the second wine of first-growth Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, sold for 1,466 pounds ($2,240) on the London-based Liv-ex wine exchange yesterday, a six-month low and 17 percent down from March, according to Liv-ex data on its Cellar Watch website.

The vintage fetched as much as 3,504 pounds a case on Liv- ex in August 2011 a...

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The Story

Château Lafite Rothschild’s second wine, Carruades de Lafite presents similar characteristics to the Grand Vin, but with its own personality linked to a higher proportion of Merlot and to specific plots that are used to produce Carruades. The name comes from the Carruades plateau, a group of plots acquired in 1845 just next to the vines on the Château hilltop.

-From 50 to 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30 to 50% Merlot, 0 to 5% Cabernet Franc and...

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Given the refined selection of fine wines after two decades, the Carruades feature characteristics similar to those of the fine wine, but with their own personality linked to a higher percentage of Merlot in its composition, and plots of land that are clearly identified as producing Carruades. The origin of the name comes from the Carruades plateau, the name of a group of plots adjacent to the chateau’s best vineyards, purchased in 1845 by Ch...

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Vintage 2011

The 2011 vintage is not easy to handle.

Smith Haut Lafitte not only makes great white and red wine from Bordeaux in Pessac Léognan, they are also at the cutting edge of technology. They were one of the first Bordeaux wine producers to begin using optical sorting, which came in handy with the difficult 2011 Bordeaux harvest. Fabien Teitgen, long-time general manager, joined us for a long detailed conversation about what happened at Smith Hau...

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Origin

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Value For Money

Poor

Investment potential

Below Average

Fake factory

None

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