Name: 1966 Chateau Lanessan
Brand: Chateau Lanessan
SKU: a7775c33557366d9256da50aa4e776ab
Price: 143.61 USD
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Rating: 91 (1 reviews)

1966 Chateau Lanessan
Haut-Medoc, France
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  - $ 36 / 750ml
  - From April 2023
- Red - Savory and Classic
- 91 / 100 from 1 Critic Review
- Producer tasting notes: "Multilayered, elegant nose. Lovely structure on the palate with fleshy tannins and a long finish." - Chateau Lanessan
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Chateau Lanessan Haut Medoc, Bordeaux, France, 750ml

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Winery

Château Lanessan is a wine estate in Cussac-Fort-Médoc, in the Haut-Médoc appellation of Bordeaux. The château lies immediately south of Saint-Julien, facing Château Gruaud-Larose over a waterway that marks the appellation...

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About the Product

Region or Appellation: Haut-Medoc

Medoc / Bordeaux / France

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 13 - 14%
Sweetness: Dry
Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot & Petit Verdot

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked
Ownership: Bouteiller family
Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Notes: 42 hectares of vines planted in a bigger one-plot of 80 hectares Deep Garonne gravel soil and a gravely and clavey subsoil.
Harvest Notes: Mechanically harvested when the fruit is optimally ripe. It is sorted with optical screening equipment.
Winemaking: Fermented in coated concrete tanks equipped with temperature control. The winemaking techniques, pumping over, rack and return are used according to the needs of the vintage and the fruit.

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Producer Tasting Notes: Multilayered, elegant nose. Lovely structure on the palate with fleshy tannins and a long finish.

About the Wine

Region

Haut-Medoc

Haut-Médoc is the large southern section of the greater Médoc district of Bordeaux in southwestern France. It accounts for two-thirds of the Médoc peninsula. The appellation of the same...

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Style

Red - Savory and Classic

From Barolo to Bordeaux, these wines are steeped in tradition. The style covers a broad spectrum of flavor profiles, but tend to be elegant and structured and can be cellared for a long...

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Grape Variety / Blend

Bordeaux Blend Red

Far from being an officially defined or legal term, it is almost never used for wine-labeling purposes (although it occasionally appears on back labels). Its equivalent in the United States...

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Food Pairing

Beef and Venison

The general rule with all red meat is the leaner the meat, the lighter the wine – this also applies to different cuts of beef or steak, although side dishes and sauces also have to be...

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Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine

Beef rib, roast Main Course: Western

Ribeye steak Main Course: With beef dripping and Merlot gravy; French

Ribeye steak on the bone Main Course: With snail Béarnaise; Western

Cheddar Cheese Course: British

Critics Scores & Reviews

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1966 vintage

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2014 87 / 100 $ 22 2013 86 / 100 – 2012 87 / 100 $ 21 2011 85 / 100 – 2010 89 / 100 – 2009 88 / 100 $ 55 2008 86 / 100 $ 34 2007 86 / 100 – 2006 85 / 100 $ 30 2005 88 / 100 $ 47 2004 87 / 100 – 2003 87 / 100 – 2002 86 / 100 – 2001 86 / 100 – 2000 87 / 100 $ 50 1999 86 / 100 – 1998 86 / 100 – 1997 85 / 100 – 1996 86 / 100 $ 49 1995 84 / 100 – 1994 84 / 100 – 1993 83 / 100 – 1992 78 / 100 – 1991 – – 1990 86 / 100 – 1989 88 / 100 – 1988 85 / 100 – 1987 – – 1986 90 / 100 – 1985 89 / 100 – 1984 – – 1983 86 / 100 – 1982 87 / 100 $ 167 1981 – – 1980 – – 1979 88 / 100 – 1978 87 / 100 – 1977 – – 1976 – – 1975 86 / 100 – 1974 – – 1973 – – 1972 – – 1971 90 / 100 – 1970 91 / 100 – 1967 – – 1966 91 / 100 – 1959 90 / 100 – 1955 92 / 100 – 1953 84 / 100 – 1952 92 / 100 – 1949 – – 1947 – – 1938 – – 1931 – – 1922 – – 1920 – – 1914 76 / 100 $ 572 1908 – $ 533

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1966 Vintage: Bordeaux Learn more

Vintage quality: Excellent

Current condition: Ready to drink, likely past it

For Bordeaux, the 1966 vintage was reasonably good and has held up surprisingly well.

The growing season neither disappointed nor wowed, but remained relatively average, delivering the slightly cool summer that Bordeaux was known for before the warmi...

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