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The 1996 Carruades de Lafite is a breathtaking artifact from a legendary Left Bank vintage, heavily favoring Cabernet Sauvignon. Now at a perfect stage of maturity, it offers a profoundly intellectual and highly complex tasting experience. It presents an aristocratic bouquet of dried cassis, fine worn leather, cedarwood, subtle mint, and deep earthy undertones. While medium-bodied and texturally ethereal, the vintage's hallmark acidity and firm core preserve a remarkable sense of vitality and structural focus. The tannins are completely resolved. A truly magnificent old Bordeaux.