2004 Ch. Lanessan, Haut-Médoc

2004 Ch. Lanessan, Haut-Médoc

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Here’s a really tasty example of what Bordeaux still provides: an utterly satisfying, good-value Claret with just enough age to hone away any edges. Bursting with cool fruit, this has that all important ‘crunch’ that makes the wines of the Médoc so very special.  Ch. Lanessan is a family-owned, slightly whimsical looking château that you glimpse from the road just before St Julien as you journey north on the D2. The 2004 vintage delivered earlier-drinking wines and now, a decade on, they are hitting their stride. This will last and even improve some, but it is really quite excellent now and at a pleasingly realistic price.
Tom Cave - Private Account Manager

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Wine Advocate87/100
Sweet cherry, dusty, loamy soil, and forest floor-like characteristics make an appearance in this medium-bodied, elegant, pretty, but somewhat superficial 2004. Enjoy its charm and suppleness over the next 5-6 years.
Robert M. Parker, Jr. - 29/06/2007 Read more

About this WINE

Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon lends itself particularly well in blends with Merlot. This is actually the archetypal Bordeaux blend, though in different proportions in the sub-regions and sometimes topped up with Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot.

In the Médoc and Graves the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend can range from 95% (Mouton-Rothschild) to as low as 40%. It is particularly suited to the dry, warm, free- draining, gravel-rich soils and is responsible for the redolent cassis characteristics as well as the depth of colour, tannic structure and pronounced acidity of Médoc wines. However 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wines can be slightly hollow-tasting in the middle palate and Merlot with its generous, fleshy fruit flavours acts as a perfect foil by filling in this cavity.

In St-Emilion and Pomerol, the blends are Merlot dominated as Cabernet Sauvignon can struggle to ripen there - when it is included, it adds structure and body to the wine. Sassicaia is the most famous Bordeaux blend in Italy and has spawned many imitations, whereby the blend is now firmly established in the New World and particularly in California and  Australia.

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