France Bordeaux Château LabegorceLabegorce

1996 Labegorce

Labegorce

87Average Score

Bordeaux / France

Red

Not a big-boned wine, but delicious nonetheless. Attractive blackberry, cherry and earth aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, with well-integrated tannins and a pretty fruity aftertaste. Best after 2000. James Suckling, Wine Spectator 1999

Wine Spectator Score: 87/100

Bts	-	0 Immediate \| 5 Marketplace	£53.00
3L	-	0 Immediate \| 1 Marketplace	£207.00
5L	-	0 Immediate \| 2 Marketplace	£343.00

Scores + Notes

Average Score

Wine SpectatorScore: 87/100

About The Producer

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Château Labegorce

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. Following the French Revolution the property was broken down into three separate entities – Château Labégorce, Labégorce-Zédé and L’Abbé Grosse de Grosse.

Following the separation of the estate, at the time of the 1855 classification the property was not producing wine and therefore missed out on classification. The estates passed through quite a few different owners throughout the 20th century before the current owners (the Perrodo family) bought all three properties, Château Labégorce in 1989, L’Abbé Grosse de Grosse in 2002 and Labégorce-Zédé in 2005 - again reuniting the three properties.

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Product Details

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Margaux

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window