Chateau Lilian Ladouys, Saint-Estephe, France 2018 Hakuryu intense fruit is matched by

intense fruit is matched by well-structured tannins which have given it the ability to age into an elegant and powerful wine

reasonably rich and ripe in flavor and has a good base of moderate tannins to add grip to the mouthfeel

Simultaneously ripe and lively and animating

Full-bodied with very good tannin quality

It's not the most polished Médoc of the vintage

Chateau Lilian Ladouys, Saint-Estephe, France 2018 Hakuryu intense fruit is matched byBlackcurrant, bitter chocolate, dried lavender and graphite aromas. Its full bodied with firm, tightly knit tannins. Tight and mineral at the moment. Really well crafted. 94 Pts James Suckling