Carruades de Lafite ima karakteristike slične onima cijenjenog Château Lafite Rothschild, ali s vlastitom osobnošću povezanom s većim postotkom Merlota u svom sastavu i parcelama zemlje koje su jasno identificirane kao proizvodi Carruades. Podrijetlo imena dolazi od visoravni Carruades, imena skupine parcela uz najbolje vinograde dvorca, koje je 1845. kupio Château Lafite. U 20. stoljeću, Carruades su se prodavali odvojeno od Château Lafitea prije nego što su integrirani. Ime Carruades usvojeno je kao ime drugog vina Château Lafite Rothschilda, koje se prije 1980-ih zvalo “Moulin des Carruades”.
Carruades de Lafite features characteristics similar to those of the esteemed Château Lafite Rothschild, but with their own personality linked to a higher percentage of Merlot in its composition, and plots of land that are clearly identified as producing Carruades. The origin of the name comes from the Carruades plateau, the name of a group of plots adjacent to the chateau’s best vineyards, purchased in 1845 by Château Lafite. In the 20th century, the Carruades were marketed separately from Château Lafite before being integrated. The name Carruades was adopted as the name of Château Lafite Rothschild’s second wine, which was called “Moulin des Carruades” prior to the 1980’s.