Les Carruades de Lafite Pauillac – 1997

Area under vines: 112 hectares
Soils: fine deep gravel, mixed with aeolian sand on a subsoil of tertiary limestone
Average age of the vines: 38 years
Production: 15,000 to 20,000 cases a year
Ageing: 18 to 20 months in 100% new barrels

• Cabernet Sauvignon 80 to 95%
• Merlot 5 to 25%
• Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot 0 to 5%

Vintage 1994: 99% Cabernet Sauvignon 1% Petit Verdot

Second wine: Carruades de Lafite

Average Annual Production: 20,000 to 30,000 Cases

Grape varieties:

• Cabernet Sauvignon 50-70%
• Merlot 30-50%
• Cabernet Franc 0-5%

• Les Carruades de Lafite Pauillac
• Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac
• Moulin des Carruades
• Vin de Chateau Lafite Blanc
• Anseillan du Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac