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Chateau Lilian Ladouys, Saint-Estephe Cru Bourgeois, 2020

Red Wine from Bordeaux, France
by Chateau Lilian Ladouys
$29.99
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Decanter

93 points

"Juicy, well balanced, plenty of personality, with enough juice through the mid palate to balance out the big tannins that are pretty inescapable in any wines of ambition in 2020. The finish closes in sharply, but this is an enjoyable wine from the Lorenzetti-owned Lilian Ladouys (and for me one of the clear leaders of the new Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel category)."

Wine Enthusiast

95 points

"The combination of powerful tannins and equally generous black fruits is a fine harbinger for this wine's development. Big, bold and juicy with a dense structure, the wine is for longterm aging."

More about Chateau Lilian Ladouys

Lilian Ladouys is one of Saint-Estèphe's most improved estates, a big, once-scattered property that has been reshaped since 2008 into a serious, organically farmed Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel. Its vineyards sit on the Cos plateau among the appellation's stars, with parcels near Cos d'Estournel, Montrose and Calon Ségur.

The estate goes back to 1654, when it was called La Doys. The Barre family owned it for more than 150 years and built the château still in use today, and in 1989 Christian and Lilian Thiéblot modernized it and added Lilian's name. The current chapter belongs to Jacky Lorenzetti, who also owns Château Pédesclaux in Pauillac and half of Château d'Issan in Margaux. Under him the estate has swapped and bought parcels to make a more coherent 80 hectares, run by the Vignobles Cruse-Lorenzetti team under Emmanuel Cruse of d'Issan.

The soils are mostly gravel over clay and limestone, planted to roughly equal parts Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon with a little Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Grapes are hand-harvested and double-sorted, and the wine ages in barrel, about 40% new. There is also a second wine, La Devise de Lilian. Expect fresh red and black fruit, cedar and tobacco, with the firm, dusty tannins Saint-Estèphe is known for.

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Beef steak, braised lamb, mushroom risotto

Tasting Profile

Medium-deep ruby with aromas of dark berries, plum, and earth. Rounded structure with balanced tannins, flavors of cherry, plum, and spice with a smooth finish.

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