[Leica] Seen today at the wine shop

[Philippe]

Funny name indeed !

Chateau names are trademarks, and anyone can just create one to their fancy. And they breed like rabbits ...

Now, as to the real thing - note that Carruades is the second wine, look it up here
http://www.winedecider.com/find/fr/chateau+lafite+rothschild+pauillac
(Prices are given per bottle, and include the 20 % French VAT) 

Also note that Pauillac wines like all Bordeaux Classés are always blends, in this case : Cabernet sauvignon (~70%), merlot (~25%), cabernet franc (~3%), petit verdot (~2%). The proportions vary slightly over the years mainly depending on the weather and the ripeness of the harvest. 

Enjoy all the same !

Amities

Philippe



> Le 3 oct. 2020 à 17:40, Ken Carney via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a écrit :
> 
> I didn’t try it. It was a $15 French wine and 100% merlot so I figured it was a write off (in wine snob mode that day). 
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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>> On Oct 3, 2020, at 5:21 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
>> 
>> I've never had this one, Ken. What did you think of it?
>> Lafitte is a very common name over there - like Smith over in the UK or Murphy over here. In fact there's an excellent wine called Smith Haut Lafitte which is made just a couple of kilometres to the north of Arbanats.
>> 
>> Douglas
>> 
>>> On 03/10/2020 02:16, Ken Carney via LUG wrote:
>>> The unfortunately lesser known heirs of the wine dynasty;
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>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/IMG_1373.jpg.html
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