Moulin des Carruades 1980 - Pauillac - 2nd Wine Lafite Rothschild

Moulin des Carruades 1980 - Pauillac - 2nd Wine Lafite Rothschild

About the domain:

It was Madame Darmailhacq, owner of another large estate in Pauillac, who sold Château Lafite her plot of Carruades du Pouyalet in 1844. Other plots adjoining Château Lafite and located on the Carruades plateau were acquired at the same time. No need to introduce Château Lafite Rothschild, 1st grand cru classé of 1855 and, still today, the most highly rated Pauillac wine.

This Carruades vintage, initially named "Moulin des Carruades" until 1986, is the only other wine from Château Lafite. It is produced on the Plateau des Carruades with the same rigor as the grand vin. The proportion of Merlot, a little higher, makes it more accessible. Long aging of 16 to 20 months in 80% barrels of which only 10% are new wood.

Exceptional provenance : These bottles come from a cellar of a great Swiss wine enthusiast and collector. We have acquired the complete collection containing more than 200 bottles of mainly French and Italian wines. The bottles have all been preserved following their purchase en primeur or shortly after their marketing on site, in a natural cellar buried under a 16th century convent. A damp cellar, which is why some labels are very worn. The levels are generally excellent or perfect and the most "fragile" bottles testify to conservation in total darkness for more than 30 years!