Chateau Langlet
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Chateau Langlet,
Ready, but will keep,
Located in the commune of Cabanac-et-Villagrains and owned by the Kressman family (who also own Ch. Latour Martillac), Ch. Langlet is one of the oldest vineyards in the Graves region. This red from the classic 2012 vintage is generous, ripe and ready for drinking. Both the blend (74 percent Merlot and 26 percent Cabernet Sauvignon) and the use of oak are very well judged, producing a wine which is both ripe and balanced. The nose shows lots of plummy fruit, classic wood-smoke and gravel notes, while on the palate there is plenty more juicy fruit with fine, firm tannins and a long pencil-lead finish. One for roast chicken, charcuterie or a generous cheese board.
Oliver Barton, Wine Buyer
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£16.95
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£183.00
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£20.40
Bottle 12 x 75cl 11cs
£126.48
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Chateau Langlet is one of the oldest vineyards in the Graves wine region, able to trace aits history back to at least 1868.
The key element in its recent history was its acquisition in 1999 by the Kressman family, renowned Bordeaux proprietors, and the engagement thereafter of famed oenologist Denis Dubourdieu, one of the world’s most respected consultants in the realm of white wine production.
The grapes, which are manually harvested, are fermented in thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks before being then aged in oak barrels, 20% new, for 10 months before bottling. The oak is purely supportive rather than dominant and it imbues the wine with a certain spicy richness, wholly different from the wines from the Loire which are also made from Sauvignon Blanc, such as Sancerre and Pouilly Fumé.