{"product_id":"carruades-de-lafite-2020","title":"CARRUADES de LAFITE 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-subtree=\"aimfl\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif, \"Noto Color Emoji\"; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eCarruades de Lafite is the renowned second wine of the First Growth estate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif, \"Noto Color Emoji\"; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eChâteau Lafite Rothschild. It is named after the adjoining Carruades plateau plots acquired by the estate in 1845. \u003c!--TgQPHd|||[[\u0026quot;https:\/\/www.cellartracker.com\/wine.asp?iWine\\u003d3279173\u0026quot;,null,null,[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[{\u0026quot;1218\u0026quot;:[16,null,null,null,[1]]}]],16,null,\u0026quot;2018 Château Lafite Rothschild Carruades de Lafite - CellarTracker\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;2018 Château Lafite Rothschild Carruades de Lafite - CellarTracker Red 2018 Château Lafite Rothschild Carruades de Lafite Red Bordeaux Blend France Bordeaux Médoc Pauillac CT93.8 17 reviews Label borrowed from 2012 Label borrowed from 2010 Label borrowed from 2010 Label borrowed from 2010 Label borrowed from 2010 Label borrowed from 2010 Community Tasting Notes 13 To keep exploring tasting notes, log in or sign up for free Sign up for free Ben Christiansen wrote: 96 points March 12, 2026 - Carruades in a warm, generous Bordeaux vintage like 2018 shows why Lafite\u0026#39;s second wine has become such a compelling lens into the estate\u0026#39;s style. The nose opens with classic Pauillac signatures—cassis, blackcurrant skin, and dark cherry—layered with graphite, cedar shavings, tobacco leaf, and a faint violet lift. With air, a subtle savory register emerges: iron, damp earth, and a touch of cigar box that nods unmistakably toward the grand vin\u0026#39;s lineage. On the palate it\u0026#39;s medium-plus in body but strikingly polished, the fruit profile leaning toward ripe blackcurrant and plum, threaded through with cocoa powder, pencil lead, and a gentle cedar frame from the oak. The 2018 warmth brings plushness and early accessibility, yet Lafite\u0026#39;s hallmark restraint keeps the wine composed rather than opulent. Tannins are fine-grained and velvety, carrying the wine into a lingering finish of cassis, graphite, and dry tobacco. Not quite the aristocratic depth of Lafite itself, but unmistakably cut from the same cloth—structured, classical, and quietly sophisticated. Drinking beautifully now with a decant, though it has another decade of graceful evolution ahead. Outstanding in quality. jfjette Likes this wine: 92 points\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;https:\/\/encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com\/images?q\\u003dtbn:ANd9GcRAZolcTN8zUtyFxhnqcpl5Vv3-ertkvF9aIeXA-sXKO4ly4OQmgxRqOnWpFCzYKp8KJ7lhUmTXtEmWdEQ\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;CellarTracker\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/faviconV2?url\\u003dhttps:\/\/www.cellartracker.com\\u0026client\\u003dAIM\\u0026size\\u003d128\\u0026type\\u003dFAVICON\\u0026fallback_opts\\u003dTYPE,SIZE,URL\u0026quot;,[[1790406425747535,104385260,2047560868],null,null,null,null,[[2,13]]],null,\u0026quot;4aabfe0d-c282-4b60-8afc-dec21374eb5b\u0026quot;]]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif, \"Noto Color Emoji\"; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eA classic Left Bank Bordeaux blend dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, supplemented by Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. It mirrors the elegant blackcurrant, cedar, and graphite \"pencil lead\" signature of the grand vin, but with earlier approachability and a softer structure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WEINDEPOT SINGAPORE PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67580754067634,"sku":"51210135","price":430.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6646\/9042\/files\/TEMP.jpg?v=1790406673","url":"https:\/\/www.weindepotsingapore.com\/products\/carruades-de-lafite-2020","provider":"WEINDEPOT SINGAPORE PTE LTD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}