Château Lilian-Ladouys Cru Bourgeois St. Estephe 2022

"A Merlot-dominant blend, the 2022 Lilian Ladouys offers up rich aromas of dark berries, violets, charcoal and rose petals, followed by a medium to full-bodied, fleshy palate framed by rich, youthfully firm tannins that assert themselves on the finish. Impacted by hail and with a very elevated pH of 3.95, this is something of a blunt instrument."
88-90/100 Punkte

"Blackberries, blueberries and dark chocolate with some spice. Medium body. Firm and bright. Polished tannins. Very spicy with nutmeg and cloves at the end. 52% merlot, 40% cabernet sauvignon and 8% petit verdot."
92-93/100 Punkte

"Dunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart floral, schwarze Waldbeeren, frische Kirschen und Cassis, ein Hauch von Orangen- zesten. Mittlere Komplexität, rote Kirschen, frisch strukturiert, mineralisch-zitronig im Abgang, bereits gut entwickelt."
92/100 Punkte

"The 2022 Lilian Ladouys, which was picked from 8 September, has the highest proportion of Petit Verdot in recent years and is aged in one-third new oak. It is fragrant on the nose, blackberry intermixed with raspberry and loamy scents, perhaps more understated than I was expecting, yet it opens nicely with modest aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly angular tannins. Quite firm and very saline with a seaweed tang toward the slightly gritty finish. It doesn't quite 'flow' as I would have liked, hence my prudent score. Tasted twice with consistent notes. NB There is no Deuxième Vin this year."
89-91/100 Punkte - Trinkreife: 2027 - 2045