CARRUADES DE LAFITE 1997
CARRUADES DE LAFITE 1997
CARRUADES DE LAFITE 1997
CARRUADES DE LAFITE 1997
CARRUADES DE LAFITE 1997
CARRUADES DE LAFITE 1997
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1997

CARRUADES DE LAFITE 1997

Wine 1997 Second wine Bordeaux Pauillac

The spring weather conditions were ideal. And the harvests were early and sunny, allowing us to be able to control the health of the grapes affected by a fairly rainy summer. The result is a 1997 vintage that is expressive on the nose and at the start of the palate.
The second wine of Château Lafite Rothschild, the "Carruades de Lafite" 1997, expresses a powerful, firm structure, with attractive tannins. This second wine from Lafite Rothschild is made from 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot.

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Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate April - 1998
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
The 1997 Carruades de Lafite (a blend of 32% Merlot, with the rest mainly Cabernet Sauvignon and a small portion of Cabernet Franc) maintains its reputation as one of Bordeaux's better second wines. The color is dark ruby with purple nuances. The wine is soft, fleshy, and round, with more up-front fat than Lafite, but not nearly the length or perfume. Supple, with low acidity, and an easy-going, silky finish, it will drink well between now and 2006. Lafite's harvest occurred between September 8 (beginning with the Merlot) and October 2. For some Cabernet Sauvignon parcels, there were an exceptional 135 days (the norm being 105-110 days) between the flowering and harvest. This estate, which made a profoundly great 1996, utilized only 28% of its harvest for the 1997 grand vin. Moreover, the selection for the second wine, Carruades, was also severe.
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Franck Dubourdieu September - 2007
Franck Dubourdieu
87 / 100
Jean-Marc Quarin March - 1999
Jean-Marc Quarin
Dark red. Good intensity. Clean. Medium intensity. Fruity character of strawberry jam. Medium intensity. Fruit associated with oak. Slightly green touch. Full of charm, with a flowing character, the fruit is persistent and the wine glides across the palate with beautiful ease, offering inky flavors on the finish and above all no drying effect. Medium persistence. It's good without being complex and goes down very easily.
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Vintage Wine  1997
Classification Bordeaux - Second wine
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Pauillac
Colour Red
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Château Lafite Rothschild
Château Lafite Rothschild
Château Lafite Rothschild

Château Lafite Rothschild is one of the oldest and most prestigious estates in the Pauillac appellation, on the Left Bank of Bordeaux. Its origins date back to the Middle Ages, but it was in the 18th century that the château gained international renown, particularly among the European courts. In the 1855 classification, Château Lafite Rothschild was classified as a Premier Grand Cru Classé, durably enshrining its status at the very top of the Bordeaux hierarchy.

In the Rothschild family's possession since 1868, the estate rests on a terroir of fine, deep gravels perfectly suited to Cabernet Sauvignon. The wines of Château Lafite Rothschild are distinguished by their finesse, aromatic precision and balance, favouring elegance and length over demonstrative power.

Aged in new oak barrels, the wines focus on fine tannin grain, freshness and length rather than power, and require time before opening up. The estate's great reference points range from the 1982 wine, which ushered in the modern era, to the 1989 vintage and the 1996 wine for the end of the century, then to 2009 and the 2010 vintage, two consecutive years at the pinnacle of the recent period. Carruades de Lafite, more influenced by Merlot and drawn primarily from the eponymous plateau, offers the most accessible expression.

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