Lafite Rothschild, Carruades de Lafite - Pauillac 2019 750ML burgDC2026 potential realized

potential realized

This deserves a higher score than I awarded out of barrel and it continues to improve year by year

plum/purple color and a stunningly rich nose of mulberries

The 2022 Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Serpentières has possibly the finest bouquet amongst Javillier's 2022s

only to quickly shift to an elegant acidity and pleasant umami

Lafite Rothschild, Carruades de Lafite - Pauillac 2019 750ML burgDC2026 potential realizedThe 2019 Carruades de Lafite is rich and expansive, bursting with aromas of ripe berries, violets, spice box, cedar and cassis. Medium to full bodied, ample and fleshy, it's broad and generous, with a more exotic, extravagant profile than the grand vin but also levels of concentration and character that exceed what was the case a decade ago. In recent years, Lafite has actually ripped up parcels that routinely never made it into the grand vinand the