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2009 Lilian Ladouys, St-Estèphe (Pre-Arrival)

SKU #1056662 92-94 points Wine Enthusiast

A fine and spicy wine, the wood toast well integrated with the sweet fruit. Deliciously ripe Merlot vies with the Cabernet tannins to give a dark, complex wine. (8/ 2010)

93 points James Suckling

Best wine ever from here, with layers of ripe fruit, spices and milk chocolate character. Full and long. Velvety. Gorgeous. Best after 2018. (2/ 2012)

92 points Wine Spectator

On the toasty, more modern side of the spectrum, with ambitious roasted fig, apple wood and blueberry confiture notes followed by racy graphite, espresso and blackberry pâte de fruit. Not shy, but has the density for balance. Best from 2013 through 2024. (3/ 2012)

90 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Elegant, with loads of black currant fruit, cherries and dusty, loamy soil notes as well as hints of tobacco leaf, spice box and cedar, it is a medium to full-bodied, nicely textured, fleshy wine that should drink nicely for 10-15+ years. This is the best wine I have ever tasted from this property, which has gone through many changes and frequent listless, uninspiring performances. The change to a better class of St.-Estephe was started by the late Vincent Mulliez, who passed away tragically last year, but who got things started by reducing yields, cleaning up the place, eliminating the TCA that had tainted so many wines in the past, and going with a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot. The result is the best wine they have ever made, or at least the finest I have ever tasted from them. (2/ 2012)

K&L Notes

*½V 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot. Long and lingering on the palate. Hard to find, but a great value! Note: Futures item. Wine will arrive late 2011 to 2013. You will be contacted for delivery instructions.

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Price: $28.99
WE 92-  94 JS 93 WS 92
RP 90

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By: Clyde Beffa Jr. |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 3/7/2012  | Send Email
*1/2V Remember this property from 1990 and 1989? Well, it is back and fit as a fiddle. Red raspberry and black cherry aromas and flavors. Long and lingering on the palate. Great value! If you can find it.

 By: Kyle Hailey |  Review Date: 1/20/2013 
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I bought several of the 2009 Bordeaux in the $10-18 range which were all disappointing. The Lilian Ladouys lives up to the 2009 hype. beautiful.
Nice fine tanins, red ripe but not over ripe fruit and nice toasty framing. Elegant. I also bought Lilian Ladouys back in the 89, 90 vintages, and this is a step above. It's nice and accessible now but betting that it will close up soon and open in another 5-10 years
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Tasted tonight and last night. As predicted this has closed up enormously. Instead of being a California fruit bomb that we downed in an hour 6 months ago, the wine is now showing it's St Estephe heritage. Its closed, dense and refined. We had it opened for 2 days and decanted 3 times. By the end of the 2 days it was much more approachable - well refined, elegant and integrated. Still a lot of backbone an tanins. Should be a beauty in another 10 years

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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.
Country:

France

- When it comes to wine, France stands alone. No other country can beat it in terms of quality and diversity. And while many of its Region, Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne most obviously, produce wine as rare, as sought-after and nearly as expensive as gold, there are just as many obscurities and values to be had from little known appellations throughout the country. To learn everything there is to know about French wine would take a lifetime. To understand and appreciate French wine, one only has to begin tasting them. Click for a list of bestselling items from all of France.
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Bordeaux

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Specific Appellation:

Saint Estephe

- The northern-most of the Medoc communes, St. Estephe is quickly becoming one of the favorite areas for both high quality and great value Bordeaux reds. While it has fewer classified growths than the other communes, it also boasts some of the hottest up and coming chateaux of the last several. The most famous chateaux are the second growths Montrose and Cos d'Estournel with Calon Segur (3rd growth), Lafon Rochet (4th growth), and Cos Labory (5th growth) rounding out the cru classe wines. Cabernet Sauvignon dominates the area, but plantings of Merlot are on the rise resulting in rounder, fatter, flashier wines than in years past.