Château Lafite-Rothschild, Carruades de Lafite 2000

90 / 100 Robert Parker
A brilliant second wine, the 2000 Carruades de Lafite (51.4% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42.3% Merlot, 4.9% Cabernet Franc, and 1.4% Petit Verdot), aged in 10-15% new French oak, shows wonderfully sweet lead pencil shavings intermixed with an elegant black cherry and cassis nose. A wine of tremendous purity, medium body, and the tell-tale Lafite elegance, this is a gorgeous wine to drink now and over the next 12-15 years.
Wine Advocate #146 Apr 2003

93 / 100 Wine Spectator
Wonderfully ripe and decadent, with tobacco, meat and ripe berry aromas, with hints of currants. Full-bodied, and very velvety, with unctuous fruit flavors. Long and exotic aftertaste. Terrific wine. Best after 2010. 2,375 cases made.
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16 / 20 Jancis Robinson
Bright crimson with pale rim. Quite open nose, with a hint of Oxo meat extract. Lots of acidity and a very dry wine. A little austere on the front palate. Doesn’t carry on magnificently although on first pouring it has good density. Dances and prances rather than steps in a stately manner. Dry finish. Tastes much more like off-cuts than the self confident Forts de Latour that has its own personality.
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