2021 CHÂTEAU PRIEURÉ LICHINE 4ème Cru Classé Margaux, Lea & Sandeman

CHÂTEAU PRIEURÉ LICHINE

2021 4ème Cru Classé Margaux

Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
Sub-district Haut Médoc
Village Margaux
Classification 4ème Cru Classé

The 2021 Prieuré-Lichine is a sensual, classy wine. Bright floral accents run through a core of red/purplish fruit, rose petal, mint and spice. There's good energy, if not quite the mid-palate pliancy that is typical. There was some inconsistency in the barrel samples I saw, so I remain somewhat cautious. Drinking range: 2024 - 2033 Rating: 90-92 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (May 2022)


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Attractive bright ruby in colour with violet reflections, and good purity and depth to the fruit, with concentrated damson jelly and blueberry, with an earthier cassis bud twist on the finish. The fresh acidities stop this being an exuberant and Prieuré can be in the most solar vintages, but this is charming with punch, and delivers on appellation signature. Tasted twice, 36hl/h yield. Candidate for an upscore. Drinking range: 2026 - 2040 Rating: 92 Jane Anson, www.janeanson.com (May 2022)

A fresh and vivid PL with currant and floral character and fine tannins. Medium body. Hints of lemon rind. Bright finish. Builds at the end. Rating: 92-93 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (May 2022)

The 2021 Prieuré-Lichine has an understated bouquet of slightly earthy red fruit, tobacco and sage. The taut, fresh palate is medium-bodied with a slightly angular entry and fine acidity. Not a powerful or complex Margaux, but it respects the limitations of the growing season, so there is freshness and brightness. Drinking range: 2027 - 2043 Rating: 89-91 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (May 2022)

Château Prieuré Lichine

Margaux Quatrième cru 1855 As the name suggests, the early history of Prieuré-Lichine starts with the Benedictine monks of the Prieuré de Cantenac who assembled, by the 18th Century, quite a reputation for their wine. The Revolution put an end to ecclesiastical ownership, La Prieuré was seized and sold off with much of the vineyard becoming parts of other estates including Château Palmer. A with many Médoc estates, the first half of the 20th Century was a period of decline. By 1951 Château Prieuré-Cantenac was reduced to 11ha of rather sorry vines. Salvation came that year with the estate's purchase by wine writer Alexis Lichine. He renovated the chais and the château, and gradually increased vineyard holdings by buying spare vineyard land from other Margaux estates. Château Prieuré-Lichine is to the east of Cantenac. There are, now, around 70ha of vineyard, somewhat dispersed around the appellation, with 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot with a small balance of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. The Grand Vin spends 16 months inn wood (55% new).

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