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2003 Carruades de Lafite

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Pauillac 1er Grand Cru Classé

Bordeaux

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Bordeaux Blend

Vintages
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Lafite may be one of the most classic examples of all in the classic Bordeaux vintage of 2005-which is to say that the young sample I tasted was understated and refined but austere and difficult to judge, as young Lafite often is. The property-wide yield was just 40 hectoliters per hectare, down 20% from normal, and I was told that it was especially easy to make the selection for the grand vin in '05, which actually turned out to be 40% less than the quantity produced in an average year.

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The pH of the 2003 Lafite is 3.92, which may be the highest ever for this chateau. The yield was about 35 hectoliters per hectare. The estate eliminated the cooked and pruney fruit, then did its normal gentle extraction. For the first time since 1999, Lafite included some petit verdot in the blend; this fruit came in at a freakishly high 15% potential alcohol.