Chateau Lanessan, Haut-Medoc, France 2014 Mcgah Beautiful presentation in a black

Beautiful presentation in a black paper shroud for the bottle

92 pts Decanter

The vines are extremely old—they don't know how old—ungrafted and head-pruned in the Secano Interior traditional zone of Chile

A ripe and expressive nose reveals notes of both red and dark berries that are cut with plenty of earth influence that can also be found on the vibrant and voluminous flavors that terminate in a rustic and youthfully austere finish

Chateau Lanessan, Haut-Medoc, France 2014 Mcgah Beautiful presentation in a blackThe 2014 Lanessan still offers that quite exuberant, high toned bouquet that I observed out of barrel: fleshy red cherry and strawberry fruit laced with a touch of orange blossom, maybe less floral than it showed back then. The palate is medium bodied with slightly dry, grainy tannin on the entry. It is balanced but just lacks the depth and substance that I was hoping it would gain during its barrel maturation. As such, I feel it will be an earlier