Chateau Lanessan Haut-Medoc 2016 Reasonable Cellar 2024 both Loire natives

both Loire natives

it is a bold and thought-provoking expression of Pinot Noir from one of the region’s most talented hands

Our Ensamble joins flavors in a seamless presentation

This is the first bottling in his "Cuvee Ephemere" series

it was aged well beyond the required minimum in oak—standard practice for Reserva classification in the 1960s

Chateau Lanessan Haut-Medoc 2016 Reasonable Cellar 2024 both Loire nativesThere's a story locals tell about Chateau Lanessan: when the 1855 Classification was being drawn up, the owner simply didn't want to do the paperwork. So this estate whose vines sit directly against those of Gruaud Larose, a Saint Julien Second Growth, on the same gravel soils was left unclassified. The result, nearly two centuries later, is one of the best values in Bordeaux. The 2016 vintage is widely considered one of the great modern Bordeaux