Chateau Lafite Rothschild - Carruades de Lafite 2012

WINE ENTHUSIAST: "Lafite's second wine is much closer to a balance of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot that the first wine. It's also a properly rich, satisfying wine that is as much fruit as structure. Packed with blackberry fruits, it has a fresh character that dominates the firmer tannins and touch of bitter chocolate. Drink from 2020."

JAMES SUCKLING: "Perfumed and pretty aromas of blackcurrants, mineral and stones. Full body, very structured and intense. Tannic and muscular. Serious."

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung, mit feiner Kräuterwürze unterlegte schwarze Beerenfrucht, zarte Edelholznuancen, angenehme Würze, zarter dunkler Hauch von Grafit. Saftig, rote Kirschenfrucht, dezente Extraktsüße, gut integrierte Tannine, Herzkirschen auch im Abgang, ein frischer, vielseitig einsetzbarer Speisenbegleiter."

WINE SPECTATOR: "This has a streamlined feel, offering dark cherry and steeped currant fruit flecked with tobacco and dark anise accents, carrying through a smoky finish. Shows a notably silky edge for the vintage."