Today’s video is the fifth of a set of nine videos tasting wines from Chateau Laffitte Carcasset. Here I taste the 2020 vintage. This is really quite a brief tasting note and is best seen in relation to the other tasting videos I have made that give background to the estate and touch on the winemaking here. This tasting will be followed by three more tastings of the consecutive vintages of Laffitte Carcasset, so subscribe to my channel if you want to make sure you don’t miss any of these tasings.
I did not give a score during the video but marked this wine 92/100. I think it offers some very attractive drinking now and should do over the next 6-7 years, possibly longer.
Château Laffitte Carcasset is an estate based in Saint-Estèphe, at the north of the Haut-Médoc, approximately 34 miles north of Bordeaux city center. Five wines are produced here: the grand vin, Château Laffitte Carcasset; the second wine – Le Corsair de Laffitte Carcasset and unusually for this region a white wine based on Chardonnay and in less ripe years a blanc de blancs sparkling wine. The final wine is a pure Cabernet Sauvignon called T3 made from a selection of the best parcels of fruit from vineyards on terrace 3.
The estate has 40 hectares of vines with 50 percent planted to Cabernet Sauvignon and 40 percent Merlot. The remainder is divided between Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Chardonnay. These proportions are roughly reflected in the final blend of the grand vin. Merlot tends to predominate in the second wine and Le Corsair de Laffitte Carcasset
The estate itself dates back to 1759 and was established in an area known as Le Carcasset in central Saint-Estèphe. It was bought by the Jean Laffitte – a Bordeaux solicitor and royal prosecutor– in 1781, and took the name Laffitte. Despite numerous changes of ownership over the next two centuries, the name Laffitte was retained and wines were labeled as Château Laffitte-Saint-Estèphe.
Current owner Pierre Rousseau owns the Rapido Group, a manufacturer of e caravans and mobile home brands – acquired the property in 2016. Wines are made with input from Saint-Emilion-based consultant Hubert de Boüard.
Learn more about about this wine, its price, its availability and where to purchase it by following this link to the Wine-Searcher website: https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/lafite+carcasset+st+estephe+medoc+bordeaux+france/2020?referring_site=DCA
▶️ CHAPTERS:
0:00 Filmed at Chateau Laffitte Carcasset in St Estephe where I am tasting their 2016 to 2023 wines
0:10 Chateau Laffitte Carcasset Saint Estephe 2020 – wine label
0:20About the 2020 vintage
0:30 Blend
0:40 TASTING Appearance
0:55 Aromas
1:24 Palate
2:27 Score
2:43 Maturity and ability to age
2:53 Conclusions, thanks, closing remarks and sign-off
▶️Follow this link to watch a video of me tasting Chateau Laffitte Carcasset Saint Estephe 2019: https://youtu.be/mL_7-Uwhfrg
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