WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 1000; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 1986 which is 896. The average score for Château Carruades de Lafite is 892, making this an above average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Carruades de Lafite they use words like Full, Black, Fruit, Sweet, Richness, Elegant, Dry, Depth, Rich, Tannins, Cedar, Cherry, Tannic, Fine, Dense. The 1986 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 1986 but no other wine from Château Carruades de Lafite: Patience, Immense, Awesome, Minerals, Fragrance, Penetrating, Harmonious, Graceful. The wine has been ready to drink for 16 years (since 2000) and should be consumed within the next 14 years (by 2030). It normally takes wines from Château Carruades de Lafite around 12 years to be ready to start drinking, and 30 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Lafleur 2010; but better value alternatives would be Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Palmer 2012, Château Margaux 2006, Château Langoa-Barton 2006, Château d’Issan 2010.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers very low value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score. This wine is in the bottom 10% of wines by value; you might very well be paying for the name, rather than the wine.
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Prices & Deals for Château Carruades de Lafite 1986
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
683 |