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2000 Lanessan, Haut-Médoc

SKU #1056224 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

A delicious, complex effort, the fully mature 2000 Lanessan offers notes of cedarwood, plums, loamy soil, and damp earth, medium to full body, plenty of spice, and a classic Bordeaux personality. It should drink well for another 7-10 years (4/ 2003)

Wine Spectator

Perfumed red, with floral, currant and dark chocolate aromas. Medium-bodied, with firm tannins and a medium finish. Delicate red. Best after 2004. (3/ 2003)

K&L Notes

Rich and powerful value wine. Cellar five more years until 2016.

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Price: $24.99

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By: Clyde Beffa Jr. |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 7/6/2011  | Send Email
The 2000 Lanessan is a rich and full flavored wine with plenty of punch for cellaring five years. Perfect for serving with a big steak.

By: Steve Greer |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 7/5/2011  | Send Email
A perennial staff favorite. Other vintages of Lanessan have not lasted long, so grab this quickly. Earth and mushroom with plenty of dark heady fruit on the nose and the palate, along with leather and spice. There’s plenty of structure and acidity left in this wine, so another five years in the cellar is no problem. I hope it isn’t gone by the time you read this.

By: Jeff Garneau |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 7/7/2010  | Send Email
I have tasted several other vintages from Chateau Lanessan and was looking forward to tasting the 2000, a very celebrated vintage. This may be one of the best wines produced at the Chateau in the past 20 years. The wine is deeply colored with ripe, dark fruit. However, the tannins remain quite firm and the wine is clearly still very much in its youth. I decanted the bottle I opened and tried it again over two sucessive nights but the wine refused to reveal any more of its secrets. A wine with much potential but clearly requiring some patience. My verdict? A great cellar candidate from a superb vintage at an excellent price.

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Varietal:

Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends

- Cabernet Sauvignon has come a long way from its role as a blending varietal, however dominant, in the wines of Bordeaux. Today it is the most planted red varietal in the world. Identified as a descendent of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc, the late-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon needs to be planted in warmer climates to fully ripen. Its small berries can easily be identified for their distinctive blue color, thick skins and high tannins. And while the varietal has its own definitive characteristics: green pepper-like aromas and black currant flavors among them, it is perhaps most prized for its ability to convey terroir, vintage and winemaking. A relatively new varietal, Cabernet Sauvignon started making inroads into the wines of the Médoc and Graves in the late-18th century. Today it is also dominant in the up-and-coming Entre-Deux-Mers region of Bordeaux and can also be found in Southwest France. It is the companion varietal to Sangiovese in Italy's Super Tuscans and is planted all over Europe, stretching to lesser-known winegrowing regions like Russia and Lebanon. In the Americas Cabernet Sauvignon has found champions in every nook and cranny of California and among winemakers in Washington, where it complements plantings of Merlot. In South America, Cab thrives in Chile, but can also be found in smaller amounts in Argentina and even in Mexico.
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France

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