Chateau La Lauzette

Chateau La Lauzette is situated on the left bank of the Gironde Estuary nestled in the Haut-Medoc region of Bordeaux, sitting alongside iconic subregions such as Margaux, St Julien and Pauillac. The left bank is synonymous with cabernet sauvignon, the world’s most planted grape. It is the birthplace of cabernet sauvignon as well as its oft-forgotten parent cabernet franc. Most left bank wines are cabernet sauvignon dominant; however, they are almost always blended with one or more of the other 4 Bordeaux varietals: merlot, cabernet franc, malbec and petit verdot.

This superb blend is 60% cabernet sauvignon, 35% merlot and 5% cabernet franc and exemplifies the terroir of the left bank Bordeaux. It is classed ‘cru bourgeois’ which means it’s special. It has slightly more sturdy tannins than your typical merlot-dominant right bank wine, yet they are super fine-boned and ultra-easy to whiz down the gullet, always lurking and coating your inner cheeks with delicious lashings. You just know it will lap up a piece of BBQ meat like a labrador does a bone! It has cassis, blackberry, and pepper on the nose, deep dark fruits on the palate and barely a wafer of oak bears its presence as it is perfectly in sync with the fruit, mostly just adding that succulent texture. In the background as always with Bordeaux are those chewy, earthy notes that define this style.