Community Tasting Notes 8

• Massi_Guerra wrote: 90 points

  November 27, 2017 - Drank it at a Chateau Lanessan vertical tasting.
  A 1959 wine which is still in great conditions. Fruit has definitely evolved into a bakes/stewed red/black fruit. Still hits of mint, notes of eucalyptus and licorice complemented by truffle/mushroom notes.
  At the smell earthy and tobacco notes are also detectable and add complexity to the still alive bouquet.

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• Papies wrote: 91 points

  May 25, 2014 - Annual Pilgrimage to Chateau Lanessan; 5/23/2014-5/25/2014 (Chateau Lanessan, Bordeaux): Directly from the private cellar of the chateau, original cork with vintage clearly showing. Solid cork. Decanting is needed here, more than the other 50s but maybe 30-40 minutes. Once again this is a fragile wine so long decant over oxidises it. Much like the 55 it had a healthy solid core of fruit, well round , still with life and vibrancy in it. Such a joy at this age. 91-2

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• Papies wrote: 85 points

  August 19, 2011 - Annual Pilgrimage to Chateau Lanessan (and its 200 year old cellar ); 8/19/2011-8/21/2011 (Chateau Lanessan, Bordeaux): 1959 is probably the least successful of the 50s and at this stage light and going on lifeless. Maybe a bad bottle (although from the family's reserve) as the one we had a couple of years ago was a lot better. The 52 and 57 are so much better and full of vitality. What was impressive was the colour still dark and vibrant. In general 40s and 50s Lanessan's are amazing so shame on this one.

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• RedLoverJim Likes this wine:

  August 21, 2010 - Clean rubber and iodine notes. Fruit flavors are faded, but still surprisingly present. This has held up very well for a bottle of this age, not to mention one from a non premium chateau. One person speculated it was a potential fake, but this isn't a bottle worth faking.

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• mmurry Likes this wine: 90 points

  August 21, 2010 - The nose had cherry and leather, spice and damp earth, and a little bit of vanilla. The palate was soft, with earth and cherry, spice and vanilla, and a good leather finish.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1959
• Type Red
• Producer Château Lanessan
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation Haut-Médoc

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• In Cellars 26 (51%)
• Consumed 25 (49%)

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