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

Moulin des Carruades 1980 "Carruades de Lafite" - Pauillac - 2nd Wine from Lafite Rothschild

About the estate:

Madame Darmailhacq, owner of another large estate in Pauillac, sold her plot of Carruades du Pouyalet to Château Lafite in 1844. Other plots adjoining Chateau Lafite and located on the Carruades plateau are acquired at the same time. No need to introduce you to Château Lafite Rothschild, 1er grand cru Classé from 1855 and, even today, the most popular 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 great wine. The slightly larger proportion of Merlot makes it more accessible. Long aging of 16 to 20 months in 80% barrels of which only 10% new wood.

Exceptional provenance: These bottles come from a cellar of a great Swiss enthusiast and collector. We have acquired the complete collection containing more than 200 bottles of mainly French and Italian wines. The bottles were all 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 demonstrate storage in total darkness for more than 30 years!