{"product_id":"bordeaux-superieur-chateau-lafitte-laguens-1991-1","title":"Bordeaux Supérieur Château Lafitte-Laguens 1991","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 1991 Château Lafitte-Laguens is a French red wine produced under the Appellation Bordeaux Supérieur Contrôlée classification. Bottled at 12% alcohol, this wine originates from a vintage that was notably marked by frost and generally lower quality across the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSituated along the Atlantic coast, Bordeaux is renowned globally and has been exporting wine since the Middle Ages. The region is historically significant, still utilizing the legendary 1855 classification to rank its leading châteaux. The terroir is divided by the Gironde estuary, with the Left Bank featuring gravel soils dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, while the Right Bank is the primary domain of Merlot and Cabernet Franc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBordeaux Supérieur is a regional AOC that covers the entire Bordeaux area and officially gained its status in 1943. Positioned between the basic Bordeaux AOC and the more prestigious communal appellations, it requires adherence to stricter production rules. These regulations mandate lower yields, a higher minimum alcohol content, older vines, denser planting, and a minimum of nine months of aging. Covering approximately 12,400 hectares, the area primarily produces red wines utilizing Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, which are often supplemented by Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec, and occasionally Carmenère.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château Lafitte-Laguens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57879009853766,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/3478\/1950\/files\/generated-1925_12ea65bd-851f-46b0-acd5-5aaf35c71337.jpg?v=1794573419","url":"https:\/\/bottleswithhistory.com\/products\/bordeaux-superieur-chateau-lafitte-laguens-1991-1","provider":"Bottles With History","version":"1.0","type":"link"}