Wine Chateau Lanessan, Cru Bourgeois Haut-Medoc AOC Rouge, 2011
Reviews of purchase Chateau Lanessan, Cru Bourgeois Haut-Medoc AOC Rouge, 2011
Tasting Notes
Dark ruby-purple color.
The wine has a generous, rich flavor of medium density, with clean, abundant tannins and a long finish.
Wine seduces sumptuous scent with notes of black currant, complemented by nuances of leather, earth and truffles.
Wine is perfect for dishes of red and white meat, game, as well as fat cheese.
Interesting Facts
Dry red wine Chateau Lanessan wins elegant and seductive aroma, as well as harmonious and rich flavor and long aftertaste. Under the leadership of chief enologist of the company - an amazing woman Paz Espey, joined the company in recent times, the world saw the excellent wines worthy of praise and respect for true connoisseurs. This is not surprising, because the basic principle and philosophy Paz Espey is as follows: "By creating a wine must remain faithful to the terroir, but taking into account the expectations of consumers. Produces wine, you should always think about the pleasure of those who will drink." Excellent organoleptic characteristics of the wine will not leave you indifferent, and in tandem with red and white meats, cheeses or game will create the perfect wine flavor compositions.
Wine Chateau Lanessan created from grapes from 30-year vines, planted on deep gravel soils. Harvested mechanically and passes strict selection on the sorting table. Fermentation and maceration of the must take place in termokontroliruemyh concrete tanks. Then the wine is aged 12 months in French oak barrels, 1/3 of which - the new, third - annuals, 1/3 - biennial. Wine storage capacity is at least 10 years.
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.