CHÂTEAU LILIAN LADOUYS
2020 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel Saint Estèphe
| Grapes | Merlot, Cab Sauv, Cab Franc |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| Other | Practising Organic |
| Sub-district | Haut Médoc |
| Village | Saint Estèphe |
| Classification | Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel |
| ABV | 13% |
Lovely impact. Broad sweep on the palate, with good density. Really sweet red fruits and very charming. Such a well composed feel in the mouth. Satisfying weight of fruit plums and rich red flesh. There is no over extraction - no hard lines, just a very lovely bottle of smart Bordeaux. The sheen of the Lorenzetti name and investment is clear in this release. A polished and impressive 2020.
Recommended as one for the cellar - this will be a treat to unearth in 10 years time.
The improved quality of the wine here is going hand in hand with their increased drive for sustainability and organic farming. This year lighter-weight bottles and cardboard cases are new developments in their fight to limit their impact on the environment. Bravo! (Merlot 59%, Cabernet sauvignon 37%, Petit Verdot 3%, Cabernet Franc 1%.) L&S (May 2021)
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This is a young 2020 that is back ended with a serious finish of solid and polished tannins and plenty of juicy fruit. Medium body. Racy structured. Excellent length at the end. Try after 2025. Rating: 92 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (May 2023)
The 2020 Lilian Ladouys is a real charmer, just as it was from barrel. Silky, aromatic and nuanced, Lilian Ladouys presents a profile redolent of red fruit, cedar, spice and crushed flowers. This mid-weight Saint-Estèphe is just gorgeous. Drinking range: 2023 - 2032 Rating: 93 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Feb 2023)
The 2020 Lilian Ladouys has a slightly subdued nose at first, gradually opens to reveal blackberry, spicebox and light mint aromas, though I would have liked a little more complexity. The palate is medium-bodied with quite firm tannins, fresh and tensile, rather strict with a lightly spiced, graphite tinged finish. This might have just shut up shop post-bottling so I would give it 4-5 years in bottle. Drinking range: 2026 - 2040 Rating: 90 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Feb 2023)
Château Lilian Ladouys
This lovely Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel in Saint Estèphe enjoys an enviable location on the Cos plateau, near to Calon, Montrose and Cos d'Estournel itself. The 80 hectare vineyard is 80% on gravel with a clay-limestone base, 20% on limestone-clay and is planted at 8500-10000 vines per hectare, with 50% Merlot, 45% Cabernet-Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc.
The history of the estate can be traced back as far as 1654, when the property was in the ownership of Jacques de Bercoyan, a Bordeaux magistrate. By this time it was already known as La Doys, an obvious precursor to the Ladouys name of today.
The exciting modern history of the property began in 2008 when it was bought by Jacky Lorenzetti, and the family's investment was rewarded with the Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel classification in 2018. Since the purchase there has been many more deals to consolidate a coherent vineyard from the many parcels.
Lilian Ladouys is managed by Emmanuel Cruse, the consultant oenologist is Eric Boissenot. The work in the vineyard aims to make sure there is an even spread of bunches on the vines, and that these are well-ventilated (leaf-thinning). The earth is ploughed, with either sowing of ground-cover between the vines, or leaving nature to its own devices, depending on the vigour of each parcel. The grapes are harvested by hand, with sorting as bunches and again by grape after the de-stemming, after which the they go into the vats by gravity for a cold maceration prior to the fermentation. Extraction is managed by gentle délestage. The wine is aged in barrel, with 40% new wood each year.
The vineyard certified 'Haute Valeur Envionmentale' level 3. From 2020 they began conversion to organics with 20% of the vineyard, and all being well will complete conversion in 2023.
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