Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac Carruades de Lafite 2018 [NET] NO20231025 Hand-harvested Alban

Hand-harvested Alban

located above the town of Ranzo Borgo

There's no heavy oak or extraction getting in the way

Mareuil-sur-Aÿ and Bisseuil

and it will reward a decade of patience

Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac Carruades de Lafite 2018 [NET] NO20231025 Hand-harvested AlbanCarruades is the second wine of Lafite, made from younger vines and parcels not selected for the grand vin. The 2018 blend is 56. 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, and 5. 5% Cabernet Franc that higher Merlot share is what makes Carruades approachable earlier than the grand vin while still carrying the Lafite house style of graphite, cedar, and aromatic lift. 2018 was a warm, generous Left Bank vintage, and that ripeness shows up here as plush dark