The ex-vigneron release price of €145 per bottle for Carruades Lafite Jr. 2019 is down 19.4% from the 2018 release price (€180). Trading at £1,896 (1,275 per case), it is down 15% from the 2018 release price (£2,240).
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The number of wines listed is reportedly down 50 percent from last year.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (Wine Advocate) gave this wine 92-94 points in barrel; it is full of fresh wild blueberry, ripe plum and red currant jelly flavors, all in all delicious! All in all delicious!
James Suckling rated this wine 95-96 points; rated it Attractive strawberry, floral, lavender and cassis fruit flavors Fruity, with fine tannins.
The prices of Carruades Lafite are not closely related to the wine review scores. They follow the traditional pricing model for fine wines, where the price appreciates with the age of the wine.
Based on today"s release price of £1,896 (1,275 per case), it is well below the price suggested by our fair value method. For those lucky enough to have secured a quota, the 2019 vintage appears to be good value and exciting.
