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CHATEAU LILIAN LADOUYS 2021
Country: France, Bordeaux, Saint Estephe
Grape Varieties: Cabernet sauvignon: 45%, Merlot: 50%, Petit Verdot: 4%, Cabernet Franc: 1%
Grape Varieties: Cabernet sauvignon: 45%, Merlot: 50%, Petit Verdot: 4%, Cabernet Franc: 1%
AWARDS
Wine Enthusiast: 90/100
Gilbert & Gaillard: 92/100
When tasted, Lilian Ladouys always reveals a rich and crisp structure with ripe tannins and refined oak which melts into an explosion of fruit. It has the opulence and length of a Saint-Estèphe fine wine. Thanks to the appellation’s limestone-clay subsoils, its power is balanced out by a wonderful sensation of freshness.
Vinification: Gravitary vatting without pressing. Prefermentary cold maceration. Long vatting period Racks and returns
Tasting Notes: Rich, youthful blackcurrant fruit nose. Superb concentration, very full but not heavy in a confident, seamless style. The classy, depth and though showing well now has much more to give.
Food Pairing: Beef and Venison
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Wine Enthusiast: 90/100
Gilbert & Gaillard: 92/100
When tasted, Lilian Ladouys always reveals a rich and crisp structure with ripe tannins and refined oak which melts into an explosion of fruit. It has the opulence and length of a Saint-Estèphe fine wine. Thanks to the appellation’s limestone-clay subsoils, its power is balanced out by a wonderful sensation of freshness.
Vinification: Gravitary vatting without pressing. Prefermentary cold maceration. Long vatting period Racks and returns
Tasting Notes: Rich, youthful blackcurrant fruit nose. Superb concentration, very full but not heavy in a confident, seamless style. The classy, depth and though showing well now has much more to give.
Food Pairing: Beef and Venison
Click here for Data Sheet
Case Bottles: 6
Product Id: 0024
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Cab.Sauvignon Blend
Cabernet Sauvignon lends itself particularly well in blends with Merlot. This is actually the archetypal Bordeaux blend, though in different proportions in the sub-regions and sometimes topped up with Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot.
In the Médoc and Graves the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend can range from 95% to as low as 40%. It is particularly suited to the dry, warm, free- draining, gravel-rich soils and is responsible for the redolent cassis characteristics as well as the depth of colour, tannic structure and pronounced acidity of Médoc wines. However 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wines can be slightly hollow-tasting in the middle palate and Merlot with its generous, fleshy fruit flavours acts as a perfect foil by filling in this cavity.
In St-Emilion and Pomerol, the blends are Merlot dominated as Cabernet Sauvignon can struggle to ripen there - when it is included, it adds structure and body to the wine. Sassicaia is the most famous Bordeaux blend in Italy and has spawned many imitations, whereby the blend is now firmly established in the New World and particularly in California and Australia.
In the Médoc and Graves the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend can range from 95% to as low as 40%. It is particularly suited to the dry, warm, free- draining, gravel-rich soils and is responsible for the redolent cassis characteristics as well as the depth of colour, tannic structure and pronounced acidity of Médoc wines. However 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wines can be slightly hollow-tasting in the middle palate and Merlot with its generous, fleshy fruit flavours acts as a perfect foil by filling in this cavity.
In St-Emilion and Pomerol, the blends are Merlot dominated as Cabernet Sauvignon can struggle to ripen there - when it is included, it adds structure and body to the wine. Sassicaia is the most famous Bordeaux blend in Italy and has spawned many imitations, whereby the blend is now firmly established in the New World and particularly in California and Australia.
