2024 CHÂTEAU LE THIL Pessac-Léognan, Lea & Sandeman

CHÂTEAU LE THIL

2024 Pessac-Léognan

Grapes Cab Franc, Merlot
Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
Other Certified Organic
Village Pessac-Léognan

Soft ruby red colour, crushed raspberry fruits, a little subdued compared to recent vintages, expect crunchy and pared back fruit character, but the acidity is well balanced, 21hl/h yield, 3.6ph, Fabien Teitgen technical director. Drinking range: 2030 - 2042 Rating: 92 Jane Anson, www.janeanson.com (May 2025)


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The 2024 Le Thil is bold, juicy and very easy to like. A burst of Merlot fruit makes a strong first statement. Rose petal, spice and sweet red berries race across the palate, all framed by soft contours. This charming, juicy Pessac-Léognan is pretty irresistible, even in the early going. Drinking range: 2026 - 2034 Rating: 90-92 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (May 2025)

The 2024 Le Thil, which comes from colder clayey soil and underwent a light extraction (infusion), has a light bouquet with gravel-tinged red fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins. This is a light and open Le Thil with slightly peppery red fruit on the short and slightly "bony" finish. Drinking range: 2027 - 2032 Rating: 86-88 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (May 2025)

Rich fruit with dark plums, cherries, white pepper and spices. Medium- to full-bodied with some lightly chewy tannins and a tight-grained finish. Not quite dense, but there is enough richness, structure and intensity. Good length. 94% merlot and 6% cabernet franc. Rating: 92-93 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Apr 2025)

Château Le Thil

A very pretty little Château set in parkland, with 11 hectares of vines attached, on the top and south-facing slope of a clay-limestone hillock. The clay soil has prompted the planting of a high proportion of Merlot, and Florence Cathiard calls this 'the Pomerol of Pessac-Leognan'. The Cathiards of Smith Haut Lafitte bought the property in 2012, reuniting it with Smith, as it has previously been under the same ownership in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the two Châteaux were linked by a long drive. Viticulture is done in the same way as at Smith, using the Cathiards system of 'bio-precision'. This is a wine at a modest price which benefits from all the expertise of its great neighbour, and is excellent value.

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