Wine
Château Lilian Ladouys
Appellation
Saint-Estèphe
Official Vintage Selection
2008/2009/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015/2016/2017
Terroir
Gravels on clay
Surface area
46 ha
Planting density
8 333 pieds/ha
Yield
45 hl/ha
Grape variety
47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot
Age of the vines
35 years
Winemaking
Cold maceration at 6°C ; only racks and returns by gravity are done
Ageing
from 14 to 16 months; 40% new oak & 60% barrels of one wine
Harvests
Hand picking
Production
270 000 bottles
Sales and marketing
France, US, Germany, Switzerland & Japon
Languages spoken
French, English, German, Spanish
Tasting Notes
92-95/100 - Wine Spectator
Dark color, with a spiced noseof cloves and cardamom. Tar too. Full-bodied, with round and velvety tannins and a rich, fruity aftertaste. Gorgeous young wine.
16/20 - Decanter
Dark red, well-extracted ripe fruit, spice, purity and length, good wine.
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My first wine memoryThe appellation Saint-Estèphe has a special meaning for Mr et Mrs Lorenzetti : Jacky Lorenzetti opened a famous Saint-Estèphe in order to ask if he could marry her.
One word to describe my wineVoluptuous
The history of the ChâteauThat's in 1564 that we've seen for the first time, in some registers, Château "La Doys" but we have to wait for the Barre family, in the XVIIIth Century, in order to be on the heights of fame. In 1850, Cocks & Féret included it among the top wines of Saint-estèphe. Affected by various crisis, the estate was divided during the XXth Century. Then the property was bought in 1989 by Lilian and Christian Thiéblot whose in honor of his wife added her name to the winery. In 2008, captivated, Françoise and Jacky Lorenzetti buy Château Lilian Ladouys with an ambition to work one's way up to the first places and to come back on top.
Food pairings for my wine
Recipe of eggs with foie gras and truffle : Take a ramekin, break an egg inside. Spray it with liquid full-cream, then lay on it a slice of duck foie-gras and sprinkle some chopped truffle. Roast if 10 or 15 mn according to your oven at a temperature of 180°C. Serve hot.
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