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Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Carruades De Lafite, 1993
Red
1.5L
Label : Stained Damaged Label
Level : Base Neck Level Filled
Vintage on the cork, side of the capsule cut for expertise
🏰 The 1993 Carruades de Lafite, the second wine of Château Lafite Rothschild, comes from a Bordeaux vintage that, like 1992, was challenging. The growing season began with promise but was ultimately marred by heavy rains during harvest, leading to dilution in many wines. Despite this, Carruades de Lafite, benefiting from the prestigious Lafite Rothschild terroir and winemaking, still managed to produce a wine with character. Critics have noted its aromas of ripe red fruit, blackcurrant, and cherry, often with spicy and woody notes from oak aging, and a refined tannic structure with lovely freshness. Some tasters have found it to be drinking well and holding its own against better vintages. 【 拉菲副牌的優雅與陳年潛力 】
🍴 Carruades de Lafite is an excellent companion for classic meat dishes such as beef and venison. It also pairs well with roasted, braised, and grilled preparations of lamb, duck, and game. Consider matching it with Asian dishes or rich fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta.
🥂 This wine is suitable for a sophisticated dinner party, a special family gathering, or as a thoughtful gift for a Bordeaux enthusiast. It offers a chance to experience the Lafite Rothschild lineage from a vintage that, while challenging, can still deliver an enjoyable and evolved drinking experience.
The grapes are harvested from vineyards on the Carruades plateau, adjacent to the Château Lafite flagship vineyards, sharing similar terroir.
The winery selects only one-third of its wine each year for the Lafite flagship, using the remainder for Carruades.
The Lafite flagship is aged in 100% new barrels, which are then used for Carruades the following year.
In the early 20th century, Carruades de Lafite Rothschild became a bestseller after export, gaining more fame than the Lafite flagship. Some sommeliers promoted Carruades de Lafite as a special wine above the Lafite flagship. To correct this unintentional error, the winery renamed Carruades de Lafite to Moulin des Carruades until the 1980s, when they decided to revert to Carruades de Lafite Rothschild...
The 1974 Château Lafite mentioned in an article published in the February 13, 1978 issue of New York Magazine... Rothschild's second label is called Moulin des Carruades.
BACKGROUND
Chateau Lafite Rothschild is a legendary First Growth estate in Pauillac. Carruades de Lafite is its highly sought-after second wine.