Château Lanessan is a wine characterized by its elegance, its tannic structure and its aromas of red fruits. The tasting reveals a fine and fruity nose. On the palate, this wine is distinguished by its complexity, with well-marked tannins. The dominant aromas are those of black and red fruits, accompanied by very ripe grapes. In addition, it ages with finesse which offers a complex experience. Château Lanessan 2020 is the expression of the Bordeaux terroir, a work of art combining tradition and know-how. In short, this exceptional wine, a reflection of the Haut-Médoc, deserves to be discovered, and the half-bottles of this treasure from Château Lanessan offer a delicious and memorable experience.
VINEYARD |
Bordeaux |
WINE REGION |
Medoc |
YEAR |
2020 |
VITICULTURE |
Reasoned |
DOMAIN |
Lanessan Castle |
NAME |
Upper Medoc |
COLOR |
Red |
ALCOHOL DEGREES |
13.5% vol. |
GRAPE VARIETY |
Cabernet Sauvignon 52%, Merlot 43%, Petit Verdot 5% |
The Estate
The Château Lanessan estate covers 350 hectares, of which 85 hectares of vines are located in Cussac-Fort-Médoc, a village bordering the Saint-Julien appellation. The vines, which are on average 30 years old, produce high-quality grapes on a terroir consisting of gravel, brown soils with some marl and limestone.
The terroir
The Haut-Médoc terroir, where Château Lanessan is located, is renowned for its gravelly and clayey ridge soils, providing ideal conditions for growing Bordeaux grape varieties. The 2020 Château Lanessan, as a wine from this region, should reflect these characteristics, likely with a combination of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and other traditional grape varieties. An area of 32 hectares of vines, with an average age of 30 years, established on deep Garonne gravel soils allow the production of this exceptional wine.
The grape variety
The 2020 vintage of Château Lanessan highlights a balanced blend of grape varieties, mainly composed of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. This meticulous choice of grape varieties gives the wine a distinctive and complex personality. The harvest, carried out mechanically, benefits from a careful selection of the grapes thanks to optical sorting. The judicious use of grape varieties at Château Lanessan demonstrates the commitment to quality and the search for balance in the expression of the terroir.
The wine
This Haut-Médoc is characterized by elegance, its tannic structure and its aromas of red fruits. It has a reputation for aging well, gaining in complexity over time. The new vintage of Château Lanessan was aged in oak barrels for one year, with one third new wood, one third one year old and one third two year old barrels. The result is a wine that best expresses the characteristics of each grape variety, with a complex and elegant nose, a remarkable structure in the mouth, fleshy tannins and a persistent finish.