New Arrivals
Advanced Search
wine regions
quick links

Carruades de Lafite (2nd wine of Ch Lafite) 2007

Pauillac, Second wine

Excel download

View All Vintages of this Wine

Units Size Case size GBP Price: Quantities Buy
Tasting Notes

The second wine, the 2007 Carraudes de Lafite, is nearly equal parts Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon with tiny dollops of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. A sleeper of the vintage, it offers sexy, ripe berry fruit intermixed with hints of cedarwood, forest floor, and underbrush. This plump, corpulent, fruity effort reveals a velvety texture as well as a lush finish. Enjoy it over the next 8-10 years.

Score: 90

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2010-2020 30 April 2010

Good red-ruby. Precise aromas of black fruits, licorice and minerals lifted by a violet topnote. Juicy, leanish and a bit tart; began youthfully sullen but opened with air to show more seductive cassis, licorice and graphite flavors and a hint of bitter chocolate. A tad dry but not hard. This will probably need three to five years of bottle aging.

Score: 85 - 88

Stephen Tanzer, - 20 May 2008

Mid ruby. Quite a sludgy colour. Lots of acidity evident from the first sniff. Very light. Well polished with some reasonably firm tannins underneath. Mid weight of fruit. Lightly chewy on the end. Rather astringent finish. A bit dull and lacking life but by no means one of the softest northern Médocs.

Score: 16

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2013-2018 10 April 2008

This is quite woody on the nose, with a touch of burnt toast lacing the black fruits. Sous-bois characteristics becoming more evident with time. The palate is medium-bodied, very fine tannins, very harmonious with crisp blackberry, a touch of iodine and black cherries. The finish is incredibly smooth and seductive with more noticeable new oak than in previous vintages. To be honest, this is not that far below the Grand Vin this year.

Score: 89 - 91

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 08 April 2008

Good deep colour, elegant fragrance on the nose, fine expression and poise, great purity and charm over the firm Pauillac fruit. Drink 2012-17.

Score: 16

Decanter, - Maturity: 2012-2017 08 April 2008

Bright crimson. Energetic, aromatic with floral notes - fresh, pure and slightly grassy. Smoothly textured with lots of glycerol. Simple, clean clean berry fruit with a vanilla finish.

Score: 88 - 90

Albany Vintners, - 01 April 2008

Balanced and very pretty, with refined tannins, medium body and delicious berry, chocolate and light spice.

Score: 86 - 89

James Suckling, Wine Spectator 31 March 2008