2012 Carruades de Lafite, Pauillac, Bordeaux margaux With its terrific concentration and

With its terrific concentration and balance

The 70 percent new oak is so wellintegrated that it is unnoticeable

Named for the old railway line (Treinspoor) that abuts the vineyard

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2012 Carruades de Lafite, Pauillac, Bordeaux margaux With its terrific concentration andIdeal with a 2 hour carafe. Finesse and savoury black fruits and mint leaf with gentle rosemary. It has a quiet concentration, together with layers of graphite, and slate, and a mouthwatering finish. Both quiet and yet powerful, it gives an insight into what makes Lafite so singular, and that is all you can really ask of a 2nd wine. Interesting also how it differs from Petit Mouton, such a brilliant distillation of the difference between the two