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Auction Name: 2025 September 12 The Pinnacle Collection Fine & Rare Wine Signature® Auction - Beverly Hills
Lot Number: 3
Shortcut to Lot: HA.com/5571*3
Carruades de Lafite 2022
Pauillac
2 banded owc
Bottle (12)
From the single-owner collection of an esteemed industry insider, sourced directly from Europe's most prestigious estates. Every bottle was acquired upon release and stored in professional, temperature- and humidity-controlled conditions from day one. A rare opportunity to acquire wines with impeccable provenance.
"The 2022 Carruades de Lafite is a dense, full-throttle Pauillac. Far from an easygoing second wine, the 2022 Carruades is going to need a number of years to be at its best. It’s an almost shockingly powerful wine endowed with serious balance and tons of class. Touches of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot lend hints of spice to round out the blend. The 2022 is stellar. I may very well be underrating it today." (93 pts. Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Jan. 2025)
"The 2022 Carruades de Lafite has turned out nicely in bottle, unwinding in the glass with a youthfully understated bouquet of raspberries, cherries and cedary pencil shavings, followed by a medium to full-bodied, suave and velvety palate that's supple and lively, built around refined, powdery tannins." (92 pts. William Kelley, Wine Advocate, March 2025)
"Plums, blackcurrants, dark chocolate and perfumed aromas on the nose. Smooth and bright, silky, sharp, intense but so likeable, a shot of high acidity really sets the tone, this is zinging with energy, bite and power. It's a look at me wine with a strawberry and red cherry sweetness as well as herbal savouriness that hits the mid palate creating a mouthwatering juiciness and sense of structure. The power comes in after a few minutes, alongside minerality and wet stone touches to the fine but present tannins. Streamlined, focussed and confident. Cleverly constructed with lots to like, will age well and has lovely Pauillac touches. 64 IPT. 3.75 pH. Harvest 31 August to 24 September. 16% press. 3% Petit Verdot completes the blend." (94 pts. Georgina Hindle, Decanter, March 2023)
"The 2022 Carruades de Lafite has an expressive bouquet with blackberry, wild strawberry and cedar scents that are perhaps a tad less floral than at the time of primeur. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins. This is a 'juicy' Carruades that's well balanced and fluid with a charming, poised finish that leans more toward the red side of the fruit spectrum. This is very fine." (92 pts. Neal Martin, Vinous, Jan. 2025)
"Attractive, showing blackcurrants, lead pencil and flowers such as lavender and violets on the nose, as well as tobacco. Medium-bodied and juicy with firm and linear tannins that are rather endless. Impressive stones and chalkiness. Excellent length and crunchiness. 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. Drink in three or four years." (96 pts. James Suckling, Jan. 2025)
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