Carruades Lafite Vintage:2015 Only once you get past

Only once you get past those dehydrated

muscular and classy finish

and plenty of tannin lurking behind the cascade of fruit

solidly structured flavors with very good if not exceptional length

short and mildly warm bitter pit fruit-inflected finale

Carruades Lafite Vintage:2015 Only once you get pastMedium red ruby. Currant, cherry and licorice aromas complicated by cooler notes of tobacco leaf, menthol and fresh herbs. The palate offers limited sweetness, with the distinctly green element giving the wine a slightly tart impression. Offers only modest density and length, but I liked its almost sangiovese like floral quality. Stephen Tanzer