Description
C H Â T E A U L A S S È G U E
Ornate sundials adorn the façade of Château Lassègue, a beautiful 18th century château. This symbol of perfect sun exposure is the inspiration for our logo and represents the message of our wines. Old vines grow on the
south/southwest hills which are the prolongation of the Côte de Saint-Émilion, and whose soils of clay and limestone add exquisite minerality to their fruit. Rich, aromatic Cabernet Franc married to the dense concentration of old vine Merlot and seasoned with a touch of Cabernet Sauvignon results in a wine that is at once powerful and elegant.
2 0 2 0 V I N TA G E N O T E S
The winter and spring growing season started out with mild temperatures and rainfall that led to an early budbreak in late March and helped to nourish the vines. The vineyards were fortunately spared from episodes of frost in late March and hail in mid April that affected the region, allowing for a consistent flowering ending between late May and early June. Thanks to the clay-limestone soils, the vines flourished during the summer’s heat spikes and dry conditions, and the grapes ripened evenly with accumulated water from the early rains. The vines’ development kept on pace through veraison, which took place a week earlier than average. The excellent condition of the grapes enabled us to pick at optimal maturity during the rather early harvest, which kicked off on September 14th with the Merlots and finished on September 30th with the Cabernets.
TA S T I N G N O T E S
The 2020 Lassègue expresses the complexity and power of the estate’s clay and limestone soils with great elegance. This wine showcases a beautiful deep and shiny color. From the first aeration, the aromas express great freshness and a concentration with spicy notes. Then they evolve towards expressions of menthol, licorice, rose petals and violet. On the palate, this vintage expresses a nice concentration and abundance of red fruits, a beautiful tension in the mid-palate and a persistent finish carried by the minerality of its terroir. Endowed with great precision and remarkable balance, this wine joins the great vintages of Lassègue with panache.
2020 V I G N E R O N S
Pierre Seillan and Nicolas Seillan
A P P E L L A T I O N
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
S O I L
Clay, limestone
A G E O F T H E V I N E S
50 to 60 years old
C O M P O S I T I O N
60% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
A L C O H O L
14.5%
P H
3.6
B A R R E L A G I N G
52% new French oak from 15 different forests
H A R V E S T D A T E S
September 14TH to 30TH
A C C L A I M
95 POINTS
– DECANTER, J.A., April 2021
94-95 POINTS
– JAMESSUCKLING.COM, J.S., May 2021
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