Wine Review: Chateau Laffitte Carcasset T3 Cabernet Sauvignon Saint Estephe 2022

This wine is a premium cuvee from the Saint Estephe property Chateau Laffitte Carcasset. T3, is a selection of the best lots of Cabernet Sauvignon produced in a given year. This tasting follows a marathon set of eight reviews of consecutive vintages of The vintages tasted spanned the period from 2016 to 2023, showing how changes implemented by new owner Pierre Rousseau have affected the quality of the wines made here. The name relates to the estate's vineyards located on the gravel soils of Bordeaux's Terrace 3, emphasizing the fact that the estate's red wines are all grown in vineyards planted on this prime Bordeaux terroir. The video is relatively brief, concentrating on the tasting. Ideally it should be watched in relation to the other tasting videos in the series which give some of the background and history of the estate and outline some details of their winemaking. This tasting will be followed by one final review of a wine from Laffitte Carcasset their T3 Cabernet Sauvignon - , so do please consider subscribing to my channel to ensure you don't miss any of these tastings. I scored this wine 93/100. It is a wine that is quite open and approachable now, but claerly has the structure and balance to age for over a decade if you have the patience and self control to hold onto it for this period of time. 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 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 Chateau Laffitte Carcasset by following this link to the Wine-Searcher website: https://www.wine-searcher.com/merchan... ▶️ CHAPTERS: 0:00 Filmed at Ch Laffitte Carcasset in St Estephe where I'm tasting their 2016 to 2023 wines 0:14 Chateau Laffitte Carcasset T3 Cabernet Sauvignon Saint Estephe 2022 - wine label 0:29 Meaning of the name T3 0:45 Importance of the gravel terraces to quality winemaking on the Medoc 1:01 Emphasizes the quality of the soils here at Laffitte Carcasset 1:27 Pure Cabernet Sauvignon 1:37 TASTING Appearance 1:55 Aromas 2:30 Palate 2:58 Aged in 100% new oak 3:54 Conclusions 4:17 Ability to age 4:32 Score 4:43 Thanks, closing remarks and sign-off ▶️Follow this link to watch a video of me tasting Chateau Laffitte Carcasset Saint Estephe 2023:    • Wine Review: Chateau Laffitte Carcasset Sa...   ▶️Follow this link to watch the full playlist of my tasting of the wines of Chateau Laffitte Carcasset from 2016-2023:    • Tasting the Wines of Chateau Laffitte Carc...   #winetasting #winesearcher #chateaulaffittecarcasset #saintestephe #stestephe #crubourgeoissuperieur #clarets #bordeaux #tastingredwine #winelover #winelovers #dcamw #masterofwine #laffittecarcasset #redwine #tastingredwine #tastingfrenchwines #tastingbordeauxwines #terrace3 #cabernetsauvignon