The 2018 Lanessan has quite a high-toned bouquet for the property, much showier than usual, although I appreciate the attractive black cherry and boysenberry fruit laced with cedar and sous-bois. The medium-bodied palate is quite bold and assertive, offering chewy tannins and good depth; what it lacks in finesse, it compensates in sheer substance. This may well improve with continued bottle age.

The 2018 Lanessan is deep garnet-purple colored with black cherries, cassis, mulberries and baked plums on the nose with herbs, earth and tea hints. Medium to full-bodied, it is a little chewy and herbal with the oak poking through on the finish.

The 2018 Lanessan is a striking Haut-Médoc. Pliant, supple and inviting, the 2018 has so much to offer. Bright floral notes and soft, pliant red plum fruit give the wine tons of immediacy and pure appeal. Tasted two times.

Diam closure. Tasted blind. Deep blackish crimson. Pale rim. Correct, stony nose reminds me of St-Estèphe. Round palate entry and the fruit pretty much covers the ripe tannins. (JR)