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Vintage
2020
Producer
Chateau Lilian Ladouys
Country: France Region: Bordeaux Sub-Region: Medoc / Saint-Estephe Grape/Blend
Bordeaux Blend Red
Pairing
Beef and Venison
Format
Standard Bottle (750 mL)
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This is superlative stuff, confident and enjoyable, although it has the slightly fierce tannins of St Estèphe, and needs to smooth out further with a few more years in bottle. Love the dark chocoalte and slate combination that slows things down, adding texture and restraint to the ripe berry fruits. 35% new oak, harvest September 15 to 30.
SCORE 93
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). 35% new oak, harvest September 15 to 30, 78% first wine. Jane Anson
Drinking Window 2026 - 2040