2022, Carruades de Lafite, PauillacBordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc. The second wine of 1st Growth Chateau Lafite Rothschild. The 2022 Carruades de Lafite is a real showstopper. I dont remember tasting a Carruades quite like the 2022, a wine that combines the richness of the year with tons of supporting structure. Super ripe red fleshed fruit, blood orange, mint, cinnamon and rose petal all race across the palate, supported by bright citrus driven acids that

Seamless and penetrating

leather and gravel build in a heady

Lovely rich depth to the nose

Drinking Window: 2027 - 2055

lending this Pauillac freshness and tension

Originally classified as a second growth

Succulent red cherry

but retains all the depth and texture of the black fruits

pencil shaving

touch of crab apple on the finish

Tannins that support but don't overwhelm give a nice overall weight to the palate while the flavous linger on the long finish

It has a perfumed blackcurrant