Wine Chateau Lanessan, Cru Bourgeois Haut-Medoc AOC Rouge, 2005, 375 ml
Reviews of purchase Chateau Lanessan, Cru Bourgeois Haut-Medoc AOC Rouge, 2005, 375 ml
Tasting Notes
The wine is dark plum color with violet hues.
The wine reveals a soft, pleasant, refreshing taste with notes of red fruits, ripe tannins and good acidity.
Bouquet of the wine is filled with aromas of new leather, black currants, blackberries, dark fruit and spice, subtle nuances of tobacco.
The wine goes well with dishes of roast or stew, vegetable soup, mushroom pies and pastries with chocolate.
Interesting Facts
Chateau Lanessan, 2005 - interesting, decent wine with refreshing fruit flavors and a rich aromatic bouquet. This wine requires endurance, over time it becomes more enjoyable. To create a wine using grapes of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Age of vines - 30 years. Berries are harvested by mechanical sorting fruit at maturity. Fermentation takes place in cement vats at a controlled temperature constantly. Kept the wine in French oak barrels, 1/3 of which - new.
Chateau Manor Lanessan leading its history since 1793, is located in Coussac, just south of Saint-Julien. It is adjacent to the vineyard Gryuo-Larose. Chateau vineyard area is increasing annually due to new plantings, and the average age of the vines is 25 years. The castle is owned and operated family Buteye since 1890. Robert Parker appreciates Chateau Lanessan. He writes: "Lanessan be considered a manufacturer of some of the most outstanding wines O-Médoc. He has serious grounds to claim the status of the 5th Grand Cru wines in the case of reclassification appellasona." Interestingly, the Chateau Lanessan - one of the best farms in O'Medok - was listed as the 4th Cru Classé rated Lawton in 1815. And then the owner of the Chateau - Louis Delbos - refused to send samples of their wines to consider the well-known classification of 1855, calling it a bureaucratic stupidity, and this example of self-will paid dearly Chateau Lanessan.
Producer's description
The Château Lanessan estate, dating back to 1793, is located in Coussac, just south of Saint-Julien. It is adjacent to the Gruo-Larose vineyard. The area of Chateau vineyards is increasing annually due to new plantings, and the average age of the vines is 25 years. The castle has been owned and operated by the Buteye family since 1890. Robert Parker highly appreciates Chateau Lanessan. He writes: "Lanessan can be considered the producer of some of the most outstanding wines of Haut-Medoc. He has good grounds to claim the status of the 5th Grand Cru in the event of a reclassification of appellation wines." Interestingly, Château Lanessan, one of the finest estates in O'Medoc, was listed as a Class 4 Cru by Lawton in 1815. And then the owner of the Chateau - Louis Delbos - refused to send samples of his wines for consideration of the famous classification of 1855, calling it bureaucratic stupidity, and this example of self-will cost Chateau Lanessan dearly.
