Chateau Lanessan Haut-Medoc 2016 NO20230809 raised in barrel

raised in barrel

Crafted using the saignée method for color and structure

Bollinger's house style is all about Pinot Noir

Golden yellow in color with fine bubbles mark this rich

and it makes an unreasonably good French 75

Chateau Lanessan Haut-Medoc 2016 NO20230809 raised in barrelThere'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