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Chateau Lassegue St Emilion Grand Cru is an excellent Bordeaux red wine. The chateau is located in the highly sought-after southern, hilly part of the St Emilion appellation near the commune of Saint-Hippolyte and not far from prestigious chateaux including Ausone, Angelus and Troplong Mondot.
Chateau Lassègue has produced superb wines since the 17th century. For many years it was owned by the Freylon family who created this exceptional vineyard and built up an enviable reputation. The estate was sold in 2003 to two couples: Jess Jackson and his wife Barbara Banke, Californian visionaries in the world of wine, partnered with Bordelais Pierre and Monique Seillan. Jess and Barbara founded Jackson Family Wines in 1982 which has its roots in California. Their Californian wineries include Camelot Highlands and Hartford Court and they now own wineries around the world including Yangarra in Australia and Capensis in South Africa. Pierre Seillan is a recognized, sixth-generation vigneron who for many years ran Jackson Wine Estates International vineyards. The new owners invested a lot of money into the estate improving the vineyards, infrastructure and winery. Today, Barbara, Monique and Pierre are pleased to watch the estate evolve and develop under the next generation with Nicolas Seillan as vigneron, alongside his wife Christina.
The Château’s 36 hectares of vineyards are situated on the prestigious slope (Côte) of Saint Emilion, which makes up just 3% of the appellation. The vineyards are laid out across a natural amphitheatre and are blessed with a perfect south/south-west exposure and a clay soil mixed with varying proportions of limestone.
Pierre and Nicolas think in terms of “micro-crus”, taking the time to understand the terroir and to adapt their methods to different vintages. This means that individual vineyard plots are looked after and tended separately. Sustainable management of the vineyards and gentle treatment of the grapes during the harvest ensures that the character of each individual micro-cru shines through. Each micro-cru is vinified separately in a range of small tanks which allows the winemaker a great deal of control in producing the final blend.
The wine is dominated by old vine Merlot, the principal grape of the appellation. However, Cabernet Franc plays a very important part in the blend adding balance and delicate aroma whilst a smaller portion of Cabernet Sauvignon adds power and structure to the blend. The vineyards are planted with 55% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon with an age of 40 to 50 years old.
Chateau Lassegue 2015 is a blend of 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine was matured for 12 months in French oak.
A second wine is produced called Les Cadrans de Lassegue.
From Lassegue:
Ripe plums, black cherry liquor and dried cassis provide sumptuous aromas while hints of orange peel, toasted allspice, fresh cinnamon bark and dried tea leaf beckon. A velvety, Merlot-driven mid-palate slowly opens into a multi-layered bouquet of red fruit, toasted baking spices, truffle and coffee bean. An iron-rich minerality provides a taut, complex structure, while fine-grained tannins and firm
acidity grip the palate to sustain a long and elegant finish. This classic expression of Saint-Émilion offers a dual brightness and sophistication that will continue to improve for years to come.
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