Carruades de Lafite 2001

Carruades de Lafite 2001

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  • Vinous rating 89
  • Robert Parker rating 87
Carruades de Lafite 2001
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HED33323

75 cl

12.5%
£332.00
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The 2001 vintage had a longer than usual growing season, with flowering taking place during the normal time frame, but with late, uneven ripening. The harvest required great patience, but all efforts paid off. The wine has a complex nose of black fruits, pine, tobacco, graphite and spices. Refined tannins and pronounced acidity give way to a fruity finish. The wine is in its prime drinking window now.
89 Vinous
Dark red. Subdued, lightly herbal aromas of currant, blueberry, tobacco leaf, chocolate, menthol and shoe polish. Perfumed and penetrating, with a restrained sweetness and a slight herbal edge. Finishes youthfully dry, juicy and persistent. This very elegantly styled wine grew suppler with aeration, showing a flavor of bitter cherry and finish. Very Pauillac.Stephen Tanzer1st May 2004

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