A blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, the 2008 exhibits graphite, sandalwood, black and red currant, chocolate and damp earth characteristics in its elegant, medium to full-bodied, fresh, lively personality. It is a delicious, luscious, already evolved wine to drink over the next 15+ years.
2008 Chateau Lafite Rothschild 'Carruades de Lafite', Pauillac, France 750ml
2008 Chateau Lafite Rothschild 'Carruades de Lafite', Pauillac, France 750ml
2008 Chateau Lafite Rothschild 'Carruades de Lafite', Pauillac, France 750ml
2008 Chateau Lafite Rothschild 'Carruades de Lafite', Pauillac, France 750ml
$480.00
$495.00
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Pairing
Beef and Venison
Tasting notes
Firm tannins and great freshness, with a touch of bitter chocolate as well as spice and tight tannins. This second wine of Lafite is attractively fruity, easily lifting the weight of tannins.
Tasted ex-château and single blind in Southwold. The nose is more ostentatious than its peers, lifted blackberry, cassis and cedar aromas, a more hedonistic Pauillac along not dissimilar lines to Pontet Canet? The palate is medium-bodied with succulent tannins on the entry. Supple in the mouth, very smooth and seductive with a seamless finish. There is a touch of hickory developing on the aftertaste. Very fine and better than I expected given previous encounters. Tasted January 2012.
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