Chateau Larose-Trintaudon Haut Medoc 2020 - 375ml

93pts James Suckling

Classic Bordeaux nose with lots of cassis, lead pencil, ink and some earthiness. Plump and juicy on the palate with a medium to full body and silky tannins. Delicious, refined and really drinkable. Excellent length, too. An outstanding Haut-Medoc. Drink or hold.

90pts Wine Enthusiast - Editor's Choice

A straightforward blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, this wine is spicy from wood aging and juicy from black fruits. It comes from one of the largest vineyards in Bordeaux and is a ripe wine that needs to age. Drink from 2026.

Tasting Notes

Dark ruby red with subtle purplish gleams. Explosive aromas (with no barrel ageing at this stage), off ering a full basket of red fruit with redcurrant, ripe strawberry, and raspberry. Superb, chewy texture, with perfectly controlled extraction of tannins creating absolute harmony, fi nesse, and elegance. Close to being the best Larose Trintaudon to date!

About the Wine

If Château Larose-Trintaudon has succeeded in creating a name for itself as an excellent wine, vintage after vintage, it is entirely due to its taste quality. By expressing its strength of character without austerity but with suppleness and finesse, it pleases novices and wine experts alike, and is universally appreciated. At each blending, the cellar masters practice their alchemy, testing until they succeed in unveiling the wine’s true personality, a combination of intensity and opulence that expresses superb red fruit aromas whilst preserving aromatic freshness and purity. That is why, depending on the harvest and the balance of the grapes, the blend is slightly different each year. For, as everyone knows, subtle movement is the secret to perfect balance!

Winery Notes

Chateau Larose Trintaudon's vineyards were first planted in 1838. The beautiful chateau was built in 1870 by the owner at the time, Comte Ernest de Lahens. During the late 1800’s, the property was even larger than it is today as Ernest de Lahens was able to increase the size of their vineyards to 345 hectares of vines.

The Haut-Médoc is a sub-appellation within the larger Médoc appellation on the left bank of Bordeaux. Situated between the Gironde estuary that runs down to the city of Bordeaux and the Atlantic coast, this is the home of some of Bordeaux’s famous chateaux. The six famous communes of the Médoc are contained within its boundaries: Margaux, Moulis, Listrac, St Julien, Pauillac and St Estèphe. The vineyard land that lies outside of these communes is classified as the Haut-Médoc; the result being that you can often find well-known Cru Bourgeois chateaux alongside the Cru Classé chateaux in the same appellation.

Blend: 50% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot