Château Lilian Ladouys
Saint Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend
St. Estèphe, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
This showed very well out of magnum paired with steak frites. It was a good #steakandclaret night with Alex and Jules on the west side! The tannin has completely resolved after 28 years, but the dark fruit is still fresh and the acidity is still lively. It had more interest and complexity than I would expect from a cru bourgeois, but not at the cost of good timing drinkability. I wish I had another !
This showed very well out of magnum paired with steak frites. It was a good #steakandclaret night with Alex and Jules on the west side! The tannin has completely resolved after 28 years, but the dark fruit is still fresh and the acidity is still lively. It had more interest and complexity than I would expect from a cru bourgeois, but not at the cost of good timing drinkability. I wish I had another !
Aug 12th, 2017
We had this last weekend at @plate&bottle dinner. We paired it with Morel Mushroom Gnocchi and then with lamb. Both of those paired well. However, I saved a bottle for this weekend for my Brother-in-law. Tonight we hung in the backyard at Dave's steakhouse. We all ordered the Ribeye. I knew last weekend that the Ribeye would be the ultimate pair and it didn't disappoint. The nose has light barnyard. Leather, tobacco, underbrush, lean ripe fruits of; blackberries, dark cherries, black plum and decayed florals. The body is medium with well resolved tannins. It's showing some cooked green pepper. Ruby; blackberries, dark cherries, baked black plum, strawberries. There's a little VA (bandaid), soft leather, underbrush, crushed dry rock, stones, dark rich earth, tobacco with ash, decayed dark florals, round, soft acidity and long, lush beautiful finish with dark spice on the end of the finish. Photos of; Chateau Lillian Ladouys, their old gnarly Cabernet vines and barrel room. A 9.4 with every bite of Ribeye! A recent direct Chateau purchase.
We had this last weekend at @plate&bottle dinner. We paired it with Morel Mushroom Gnocchi and then with lamb. Both of those paired well. However, I saved a bottle for this weekend for my Brother-in-law. Tonight we hung in the backyard at Dave's steakhouse. We all ordered the Ribeye. I knew last weekend that the Ribeye would be the ultimate pair and it didn't disappoint. The nose has light barnyard. Leather, tobacco, underbrush, lean ripe fruits of; blackberries, dark cherries, black plum and decayed florals. The body is medium with well resolved tannins. It's showing some cooked green pepper. Ruby; blackberries, dark cherries, baked black plum, strawberries. There's a little VA (bandaid), soft leather, underbrush, crushed dry rock, stones, dark rich earth, tobacco with ash, decayed dark florals, round, soft acidity and long, lush beautiful finish with dark spice on the end of the finish. Photos of; Chateau Lillian Ladouys, their old gnarly Cabernet vines and barrel room. A 9.4 with every bite of Ribeye! A recent direct Chateau purchase.
Jun 11th, 2017Fourth course...Honey Glazed Leg of Lamb, Potato, Roasted Fennel & Carrot. The 89 worked with the Gnocchi but better with the Lamb. @Plate&Bottle
Fourth course...Honey Glazed Leg of Lamb, Potato, Roasted Fennel & Carrot. The 89 worked with the Gnocchi but better with the Lamb. @Plate&Bottle
Jun 4th, 2017
