Chateau Lilian Ladouys, Saint-Estephe Cru Bourgeois, 2016
A Saint-Estèphe that has been on a quiet rise since the Lorenzetti family (also of Pédesclaux and partial Issan) acquired the property in 2008. In 2020 Lilian Ladouys was classified Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel — the top tier of the Cru Bourgeois hierarchy — but the 2016, while bottled before that classification, drinks every bit as if it had been. The vintage was a classical Bordeaux: structured, polished, and built for the long haul. The blend leans Merlot (62%) with Cabernet Sauvignon (32%) and Petit Verdot (6%), giving a rich, velvety Saint-Estèphe with cassis and blueberry, dried herbs, violets, ripe tannins, and refined oak. Fifteen months in barrel (30% new). Now beautifully in window with another decade-plus of life ahead.
Chateau Lilian Ladouys, Saint-Estephe Cru Bourgeois, 2016
A Saint-Estèphe that has been on a quiet rise since the Lorenzetti family (also of Pédesclaux and partial Issan) acquired the property in 2008. In 2020 Lilian Ladouys was classified Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel — the top tier of the Cru Bourgeois hierarchy — but the 2016, while bottled before that classification, drinks every bit as if it had been. The vintage was a classical Bordeaux: structured, polished, and built for the long haul. The blend leans Merlot (62%) with Cabernet Sauvignon (32%) and Petit Verdot (6%), giving a rich, velvety Saint-Estèphe with cassis and blueberry, dried herbs, violets, ripe tannins, and refined oak. Fifteen months in barrel (30% new). Now beautifully in window with another decade-plus of life ahead.
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A Saint-Estèphe that has been on a quiet rise since the Lorenzetti family (also of Pédesclaux and partial Issan) acquired the property in 2008. In 2020 Lilian Ladouys was classified Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel — the top tier of the Cru Bourgeois hierarchy — but the 2016, while bottled before that classification, drinks every bit as if it had been. The vintage was a classical Bordeaux: structured, polished, and built for the long haul. The blend leans Merlot (62%) with Cabernet Sauvignon (32%) and Petit Verdot (6%), giving a rich, velvety Saint-Estèphe with cassis and blueberry, dried herbs, violets, ripe tannins, and refined oak. Fifteen months in barrel (30% new). Now beautifully in window with another decade-plus of life ahead.
