The Château Lanessan of Haut-Médoc of Bordeaux

Château Lanessan
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 28 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Haut-Médoc in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Lanessan is one of the world's great estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Haut-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Lanessan wines

Looking for the best Château Lanessan wines in Haut-Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Lanessan wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Lanessan wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Lanessan

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Lanessan

How Château Lanessan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of autumn leaves, lamb stew with yoghurt and coriander or rabbit socks in gibelotte.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Lanessan

On the nose the red wine of Château Lanessan. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, black fruit or cherry. In the mouth the red wine of Château Lanessan. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Lanessan

  • 1979With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 1982With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 1985With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2022With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Lanessan.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Malbec
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Haut-Médoc

Structured Bordeaux AOC upstream of the Gironde north of Bordeaux: signature Cabernet Sauvignon as king red on the gravel mounds — deep-coloured and tannic with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and a hint of spice, structured and age-worthy. Supple Merlot on clay soils adds roundness (plum, red fruits). Dense Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc complete it. Evolving bouquet (roast, truffle, prune, leather).

5 Classed Growths (1855). AOC (1935), well-drained gravels, oceanic.

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Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.