Carruades de Lafite

2nd wine - Château Lafite Rothschild

Pauillac

2023

Blend

60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot

Wine designation

Carruades de Lafite, Red, 2023
Category: Pauillac, Bordeaux

Food pairing

Pair with some of Bordeaux’s finest dishes: an entrecôte with a red wine and shallot sauce to a roasted duck with a Porto reduction.

Data sheet

Carruades de Lafite

2nd wine - Château Lafite Rothschild

Pauillac

2023

Tasting notes

With a deep garnet-purple color, a well-blended nose with ripe berries, cassis, blueberry, enhanced by the silky texture with a sweetness of fruit. Tannins are delicate, long and fragrant.

Vineyard

Vineyard size: 112 hectares

Soil composition: Calcareous, sandy and gravel-based soils

Winemaking

Fermentation container: Oak, cement and stainless steel vats.

Maceration technique: Light pumping over to delicately extract tannins and colors, vatting time: 20 days.

Aging: Transferred to French barrels made by the « Tonnellerie des Domaines, a cooperage in Pauillac.

Barrel aged for 18-20 months.

Type of oak: French

Bottles produced: 20 000 cases.

Heritage in the vineyard

Domaine

Figuring among the Rothschild estates, with vines that grow in an area between the woods and marshes in a protected area, also referred to as the « Plateau des Carrudes », exclusively vines from vines that are 10 years of age. With traditional Bordeaux winemaking methods.

Green in the vineyard

Environmental practices

The Domaine Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) were awarded B Corp certification, a significant milestone in their commitment to sustainability and social responsibility. The certification requires companies to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.