Château Labadie Médoc 2018 - Cru Bourgeois

Name: Château Labadie Médoc 2018 - Cru Bourgeois
Brand: Château Labadie
Rating: 4 (10 reviews)

Médoc|Red wine

Bordeaux

Red

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Drink or Keep

4/5 (10 customers)

91/100

Yves Beck

90/100

James Suckling

1*Étoile

Hachette

89/100

Vert de Vin

Médaille d'Or

Gilbert & Gaillard

Médaille d'Argent

Vinalies Internationales - Paris

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"A multi-medalist nugget!

"The Labadie bouquet is very intense, with floral, fruity and spicy notes. On the palate, the wine is slightly creamy, fruity and well supported by its structure. The tannins are compact, still a little angular, but provide fleshy backbone, complemented by muscular acidity ". (Yves Beck 2020)

Features

Estate

Château Labadie

Cuvée

Cru Bourgeois

Vintage

2018

Designation

Médoc

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

63% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc

Terroirs

Clayey-limestone and sandy-gravel soils

Viticulture

Certified organic (High Environmental Value 3)

Harvest

At optimum maturity

Winemaking

Cold pre-fermentation maceration in temperature-controlled concrete and stainless steel vats

Breeding

12 months in French oak barrels (25% new)

Alcohol content

14%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Garnet-red with ruby rim

Nose

Open bouquet with essences of toast, sweet spices, figs and ripe black fruit.

Mouth

The attack is round, followed by a silky evolution accompanied by tannins well wrapped in flesh, combining volume and very present fruity notes. A fine, elegant wine with a long, highly aromatic finish.

Serve

AT 16-18°C

Open

30 minutes before

Drink from

2023

Drink before

2028

Production

310 000 bottles

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with grilled red meats, free-range chicken, charcuterie platters...

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Expert opinion

Guide Hachette des vins

Wine rated (guide 2022) 1*Star (Very successful wine)

About the wine:

The bouquet, closed at first, opens up slowly with aeration to liquorice wood and red fruit notes. The palate has a gentle attack, then rises noticeably in power and volume, carried by firm but not harsh tannins.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domain rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

Gilbert & Gaillard

Wine rated Gold Medal

James Suckling

Wine rated (2021 guide) 90/100

About the wine:

A medium-bodied red with plum and berry character and a touch of dried mushroom. Firm, creamy tannins. Tasty finish. For drinking or cellaring.

Yves Beck

Wine rated (2020 guide) 91/100

About the wine:

Labadie's bouquet is very intense, with floral, fruity and spicy notes. On the palate, the wine is slightly creamy, fruity and well supported by its structure. The tannins are compact, still a little angular, but provide fleshy backbone, complemented by muscular acidity. 2023-2038

Vert de Vin

Rated wine (2019 guide) 89/100 (Jonathan Choukroun Chicheportiche)

About the wine:

The nose is fruity and offers a fine intensity/concentration. There are notes of ripe blackcurrant, ripe wild raspberry and, to a lesser extent, morello cherry, combined with fine touches of licorice, dark chocolate and very fine hints of sweet spices and a very discreet hint of caramelization. Fruity, fresh, mineral and balanced on the palate, with good definition, juiciness, minerality and a little tension. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of fleshy/juicy blackcurrant, juicy/full-bodied red berries and, more lightly, morello cherry, combined with fine floral touches and very fine hints of sweet spices and toast. A hint of varietal and dark chocolate on the finish. A very discreet hint of toast on the finish/persistence.

Vinalies Internationales - Paris

Wine rated Silver Medal

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4/5

on 10 reviews

Note and review by M. PASCAL T. Published on 19/01/2024