Lanessan’s Baby Brother
Cussac-Fort-Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Overall Rating: 3/5
Tasted in October 2010
By Sean Overpeck (CFE)
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Château or Vineyard Owner:
Hubert Bouteiller
The Bordeaux wine region contains about 7,000 Château’s and accounts for one-third of quality French wine. The region is located in the southwestern portion of France near the Atlantic coast. It spreads 60 miles around the city on the biggest estuary in Europe along 3 rivers, the Gironde, Garonne, and Dordogne. Château Lachesnaye is one hour from the city of Bordeaux near the town of Cussac-Fort-Médoc, the home of Lachesnaye Castle, owned by the Bouteiller Family Estate since the 1960’s, who’s leading wine estate is called Château Lanessan, thus Lachesnaye is the baby. As part of a wine tour in 2010, this and Château Lanessan were two of the stops we made for wine tastings. This is the review of Château Lachesnaye and the castle.
The Bordeaux wine region is defined as the area around the city of Bordeaux within the Gironde department of Aquitaine. The Bordeaux region is divided naturally by the Gironde River into a Left Bank area which includes the Medoc and the subregions of St-Estephe, Pauillac, St.-Julien, and Margaux and a Right Bank area which includes the subregions of Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Bourg, and Blaye. Additional wine regions include the area of Graves, southeast of the Médoc and include the sub-regions of Pessac-Leognan, Sauternes, and Barsac. Across from the Graves, on the Right Bank, is the Entre-Deux-Mers area between the Garonne River and Dordogne River. At first, it all sounds very confusing, but over time you get to know the differences and what wines come from where. If you are a modest wine drinker then you will be happy with the name Bordeaux Red on the bottle.
All of Bordeaux's wine regions have their own appellation and Appellation d’origine controlee laws that mandate the composition of their vineyards, time of harvest and yields as well as winemaking techniques. The AOC Haut Médoc, where Château Lachesnaye is located, kisses the most prestigious Médoc appellations (Pauillac, Margaux, St Estèphe, St Julian, Listrac, and Moulis.) They account for the majority of the wines produced here. The remainder is produced under the more general Haut-Medoc title.
The Lachesnaye Castle was built in the English style in the nineteenth century.
In 1793, the field Lachesnaye, with his parish church Sainte-Gemme, originally belonged to the family Caupène until the purchase by Hubert Bouteiller.
Château Lachesnaye produces a medium-bodied, smooth and dry Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot blend. From the winemaker and tasters notes of Vivino and a few others they have mentioned that if left to breathe for 30 minutes, the nose of vegetable-cellar-mustiness went away, revealing an expressed animal tone, a few sweetness, oak notes, and the berry motive was slightly shown. In additional half of an hour, there were notes of anise, coriander, bacon, and in the final aroma of damp fallen leaves. In the taste, the initial animal passes into a tart red mountain ash and dried cherry, where the wine wakes up, comes sourness, and the tannin is ripened. It is light, tart, and softly envelops. Aftertaste is very long, bright, with red berries, animal, slightly wood, a little bit rough, a hint of fallen leaves.
Now let's see how I and the critics rate the wines, plus give you some tasting, cost, and general winery information….
Review basics:
Wine, Dine, & Play’s Rating
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3 of 5 Stars:
Exceeded All My Tasting Expectations
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| Regulatory | Appellation d'origine contrôlée |
This tasting was very nice, as were all the others on the tour that day. It reminded me of some wines from South Africa that are heavily influenced by the Meritage style of Bordeaux such as Meerlust Winery in Stellenbosch, and Steenberg Vineyard in Constantia, South Africa.
Food pairings:
This wine will go well with beef tenderloin, foie gras of goose, duck shepherd's pie, roast beef, a grilled white meat, or truffles.
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Bottle Prices
(excluding taxes)
$£€¥ - Under 50.00
$£€¥ x 2 - 51.00- 99.00
$£€¥ x 3 - Over 100.00
$£€¥ x 4 - Over 200.00
$£€¥ x 5 - Over 400.00
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Wine Selection:
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Currency rates in the top wine producing & wine purchasing countries: | Price Chart : |
2005 (750 ml)
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€30.00
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European Union (EUR)
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€
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$33.00
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United States Dollar (USD)
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$
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$43.00
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Australian Dollar (AUS)
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$
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£27.00
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Great Britain Pound Sterling (GBP)
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£
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$44.00
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Canadian Dollar (CAN)
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$
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¥223.00
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Chinese Yuan (CNY)
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¥¥¥¥
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$46.00
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New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
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$
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R459.00
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South African Rand (ZAR)
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R
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Currency rates as of October 2016
Vineyard and Tasting Room address:
33460 Cussac-Fort-Médoc
Tasting Room Information:
Hours:
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Monday - Sunday: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm (GMT +1) |
Tasting room:
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+33 05 56 58 94 80 |
| Fax: | +33 05 57 88 89 92 |
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