2017 Labegorce
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Softly spoken, with carefully-constructed architecture, very much focused on blueberry, cassis, liqourice root and fennel, well extracted tannins, this has a floral edge and a mint leaf and slate character that keeps it rooted in the Left Bank. 33% new oak. Harvest September 15 to October 4, technical director Marjolaine de Coninck.
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James Suckling
Jeb Dunnuck
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Tasted blind. Deep ruby colour. Dried red cherries, leathery and smoky. Quite silky on entry, plush but warming in alcohol. Good maturity of flavour but the peppery heat persists to the finish. (TP)
The 2017 Labégorce is powerful yet nuanced, and wonderfully complete. Cedar, tobacco, mint, dried herbs and licorice grace this wine of tremendous complexity. While it is towering in its size, richness and intensity, the 2017 is also surprisingly elegant. Creamy, ample and flavorful, this is a very good wine with rather pretty floral notes that grace the exquisite finish.
Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Labégorce has quite an oaky nose to begin, giving way to scents of warm plums, pencil shavings and blackcurrant pastilles plus a waft of black olives. Medium to full-bodied, the palate delivers a lot of muscular fruit, framed by firm, chewy tannins and bold freshness, finishing a little hard.
About the producer
Historically Château Labégorce was one of the largest estates in the Médoc. It was originally owned by the Grosse family (or Gorce – hence the name) whose ownership dates back to the 14th century.