2017 Chateau Lafite Rothschild 'Carruades de Lafite'

Name: 2017 Chateau Lafite Rothschild 'Carruades de Lafite'
Brand: Chateau Lafite Rothschild
SKU: 62367d95196026b9690f65268f138bca
Price: 971.60 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 90 (13 reviews)

Pauillac, France

- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 301 / 750ml

4 from 10 User Ratings
90 / 100 13 Critic Reviews
Style Red - Savory and Classic
Grape Variety Bordeaux Blend Red
Food Pairing Beef and Venison

- Second label of Chateau Lafite Rothschild. Initially called Moulin des Carruades.
  
  Producer tasting notes: (2017 vintage) "Beautiful dark red colour. Seductive nose, offering a delightful aromatic palette that mingles notes of liquorice, berries and tobacco. On the palate, the attack is pleasant and, considering its youth, this is a remarkably soft, full-bodied wine. It remains well-balanced throughout the tasting, ending with a long, harmonious finish." - Chateau Lafite Rothschild
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Chateau Lafite Rothschild

6 products ranged between $356 - $17,037 (Avg. price ex tax)

Region or Appellation

Pauillac

Medoc / Bordeaux / France

Grape Variety / Blend

Bordeaux Blend Red

65% Cabernet Sauvignon , 30% Merlot & 5% Cabernet Franc

Style

Red Wine

Red - Savory and Classic

Food Pairing

Beef and Venison

The general rule with all red meat is the leaner the meat, the...

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About the Product

Producer Notes: Château Lafite Rothschild’s second wine, Carruades de Lafite presents similar characteristics to the Grand Vin, but with its own personality linked to a higher proportion of Merlot and to specific plots that are used to produce Carruades. The name comes from the Carruades plateau, a group of plots acquired in 1845 just next to the vines on the Château hilltop.
Drinking Window: 2020-2047

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 12.5%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked
Oak Type: French
Winemaker: Eric Kohler
Ownership: Barons de Rothschild
Closure Type: Cork
Vintage Notes: After a fairly mild winter, there were two nights of severe frost in the spring, on 26 and 27 April, which inflicted major damage on Bordeaux’s vineyards. Miraculously, Lafite came out unscathed. Conditions then became excellent, with higher than usual temperatures, and balanced, well-spaced rainfall. Flowering was early, and by mid-June the fruit had set almost two weeks earlier than usual. After some heavy rain at the end of June, temperatures remained lower than normal throughout the summer, without ever becoming cold. This enabled the vines’ slightly premature development to be rebalanced, and ripening took place slowly in ideal conditions until mid-September, when the harvests began. A rainy spell, from 10 to 20 September disrupted the otherwise perfect weather, causing more concern than actual damage. Over the course of a conventional 20-day fermentation and maceration period, the wines quickly confirmed their potential and fairly traditional character.

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Ageing: 16 to 20 months, 80% in oak barrels (10% new)
Producer Tasting Notes: Beautiful dark red colour. Seductive nose, offering a delightful aromatic palette that mingles notes of liquorice, berries and tobacco. On the palate, the attack is pleasant and, considering its youth, this is a remarkably soft, full-bodied wine. It remains well-balanced throughout the tasting, ending with a long, harmonious finish.

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Awards

(1)

1 Star

2017 Vintage

Awarded: 2021

Le Guide Hachette des Vins

Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine

Galloway bone-in-sirloin Main Course: Flavourful and lean beef from traditional Scottish breed; Western

Ribeye steak on the bone Main Course: With snail Béarnaise; Western

Steak frites Main Course: Minute steak with fries; Contains: beef steak; French

Cheddar Cheese Course: British

Details

About the Product

Producer Notes: Château Lafite Rothschild’s second wine, Carruades de Lafite presents similar characteristics to the Grand Vin, but with its own personality linked to a higher proportion of Merlot and to specific plots that are used to produce Carruades. The name comes from the Carruades plateau, a group of plots acquired in 1845 just next to the vines on the Château hilltop.
Drinking Window: 2020-2047

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 12.5%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked
Oak Type: French
Winemaker: Eric Kohler
Ownership: Barons de Rothschild
Closure Type: Cork
Vintage Notes: After a fairly mild winter, there were two nights of severe frost in the spring, on 26 and 27 April, which inflicted major damage on Bordeaux’s vineyards. Miraculously, Lafite came out unscathed. Conditions then became excellent, with higher than usual temperatures, and balanced, well-spaced rainfall. Flowering was early, and by mid-June the fruit had set almost two weeks earlier than usual. After some heavy rain at the end of June, temperatures remained lower than normal throughout the summer, without ever becoming cold. This enabled the vines’ slightly premature development to be rebalanced, and ripening took place slowly in ideal conditions until mid-September, when the harvests began. A rainy spell, from 10 to 20 September disrupted the otherwise perfect weather, causing more concern than actual damage. Over the course of a conventional 20-day fermentation and maceration period, the wines quickly confirmed their potential and fairly traditional character.

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Ageing: 16 to 20 months, 80% in oak barrels (10% new)
Producer Tasting Notes: Beautiful dark red colour. Seductive nose, offering a delightful aromatic palette that mingles notes of liquorice, berries and tobacco. On the palate, the attack is pleasant and, considering its youth, this is a remarkably soft, full-bodied wine. It remains well-balanced throughout the tasting, ending with a long, harmonious finish.

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Awards

(1)

1 Star

2017 Vintage

Awarded: 2021

Le Guide Hachette des Vins

Critics Scores & Reviews

(13)

2017 vintage

90 / 100

13 scores

95 - 100

90 - 94

85 - 89

80 - 84

75 - 79

0 - 74

When to drink: 2020 to 2047

PRO Jancis Robinson

2017 Vintage Tasted: Sep 2021

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15 / 20 Vinum Wine Magazine

2017 Vintage Tasted: Sep 2020

When to drink: 2021 to 2028

Schlank, aber frisch, herber Ausklang.

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93 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2017 Vintage Tasted: Mar 2020

The poise and elegance of this wine are exemplary. Freshness shines through the interplay between tannins and acidity. A gentle backbone of fruits contrasts with the wine's structured potential. Drink from 2022. Roger Voss

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? / 100 James Suckling

2017 Vintage Tasted: Dec 2019

So much rich, sweet tobacco with currants and spices, as well as graphite. Full-bodied, tight and focused with oyster-shell and lead-pencil character on the palate. Tangy, spicy and peppery. Needs three to four years to soften, but already beautiful.

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90 / 100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

2017 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2018

Sweet cherries and cassis enhanced by brushed tannins and earthy nuances, this is soft, forward, fruity and drinkable upon release. The wine was made from blending 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.

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15 / 20 Bettane et Desseauve

2017 Vintage

Nez sur la réserve, attaque racée suivie d'un réel manque d'énergie et d'étoffe en milieu de bouche. Tannin en revanche plutôt raffiné. Difficile à évaluer pour le moment mais décevant par rapport à son prix de vente.

About Bettane et Desseauve

93 / 100 The Wine Independent

2017 Vintage Tasted: Dec 2022

When to drink: 2024 to 2039

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89 / 100 Wine Spectator

2017 Vintage Tasted: Mar 2020

About Wine Spectator

89 / 100 Jean-Marc Quarin

2017 Vintage Tasted: Feb 2020

When to drink: 2024 to 2047

About Jean-Marc Quarin

90 / 100 Chris Kissack - Winedoctor

2017 Vintage Tasted: Dec 2019

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User Ratings

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10 ratings

2017 Chateau Lafite Rothschild 'Carruades de Lafite', Pauillac, France

Excellent

2017 Vintage Saved: 3-May-2023

90/100, 2587

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Vintage Critics Score Avg. Price (ex-tax)

All 92 / 100 $ 310 2024 91 / 100 $ 166 2023 93 / 100 $ 208 2022 93 / 100 $ 287 2021 91 / 100 $ 261 2020 93 / 100 $ 301 2019 93 / 100 $ 343 2018 93 / 100 $ 354 2017 90 / 100 $ 301

2016 92 / 100 $ 383 2015 91 / 100 $ 385 2014 90 / 100 $ 383 2013 88 / 100 $ 373 2012 90 / 100 $ 349 2011 89 / 100 $ 322 2010 91 / 100 $ 407 2009 91 / 100 $ 325 2008 90 / 100 $ 325 2007 89 / 100 $ 394 2006 89 / 100 $ 341 2005 90 / 100 $ 350 2004 88 / 100 $ 330 2003 89 / 100 $ 322 2002 88 / 100 $ 285 2001 89 / 100 $ 278 2000 89 / 100 $ 325 1999 87 / 100 $ 303 1998 88 / 100 $ 270 1997 88 / 100 $ 295 1996 89 / 100 $ 290 1995 88 / 100 $ 242 1994 87 / 100 $ 280 1993 85 / 100 $ 261 1992 84 / 100 $ 233 1991 84 / 100 $ 241 1990 87 / 100 $ 301 1989 88 / 100 $ 318 1988 89 / 100 $ 261 1987 – $ 270 1986 85 / 100 $ 363 1985 91 / 100 $ 331 1984 – – 1983 – $ 345 1982 86 / 100 $ 371 1981 – $ 277 1980 – $ 299 1979 – $ 228 1978 – $ 326 1977 – $ 363 1976 – $ 169 1974 – $ 401 1973 – – 1968 – – 1967 88 / 100 $ 297 1966 90 / 100 $ 395 1964 – $ 338 1962 – $ 729 1961 91 / 100 $ 381 1960 – – 1959 – $ 459 1958 – – 1957 – $ 518 1956 – – 1955 84 / 100 $ 326 1954 – – 1953 – – 1952 – $ 411 1951 – – 1950 – $ 366 1949 – – 1947 – – 1941 77 / 100 – 1940 – – 1939 – – 1938 – – 1937 – – 1934 – – 1916 – – 1915 – – 1910 – – 1909 – – 1907 – – 1905 – – 1904 – – 1902 – $ 872 1901 – – 1900 – – 1875 – –

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2017 Vintage: Pauillac Learn more

Vintage quality: Good

Current condition: Ready to drink, will keep

The 2017 vintage for Pauillac was reasonably good despite a trying growing season.

The year began with a mild winter, but spring then delivered a cataclysmic bout of frosts that decimated yields for much of Bordeaux. However, due to Pauillac's proximity to the...

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