CR02515

Château Laclaverie, Francs - Côtes de Bordeaux 2015



£17.40

75cl ALC 14.5%

A wine from the well-respected Thienpont/Derenoncourt stable and made at nearby sister property, Château Puygueraud. It has soft, mature fruit and is round and juicy with an attractive herby/spicy character.


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France, Bordeaux, Bordeaux & Côtes

Red

50% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc

Medium-bodied

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2015

Beef, Braised

14.5%

75cl

Press Review

"Laclaverie hails from the meaty, powerful 2015 vintage and it is made by the mercurial Nicolas Thienpont. This is a wine which comes from the wilds of the Côtes de Francs, now confusingly called Francs Côtes de Bordeaux, and it is purple in hue, succulent, showy and indulgent. A modern take on a classic Merlot-dominant blend, this is a glossy, luxurious wine and it is every inch a Rufus Sewell."

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Matthew Jukes, Money Week

June 05, 2020

Château Laclaverie

Georges Thienpont took over the vineyards at Château Laclaverie in the 1970s. His son, Nicolas, has had control of the estate since the mid 1980s and produced the first vintage in 1985. The Thienponts have been at the forefront of the Côtes de Francs renaissance.
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Vintage guide

Early reports suggest the 2022 vintage looks very promising indeed. The 2021 vintage has made wines that are medium bodied with good freshness, in a similar style to 2017. The 2020 vintage yielded wines that are aromatic and concentrated, quite big in structure with freshness and balance. The wines of 2019 are very concentrated, fresh, ripe and plentiful, all in all a very well-regarded vintage. 2018 was a very good vintage in the end but mildew, hail, and a heatwave all served to reduce yields. The harvest across the region took place in near ideal conditions. 2017 is good in terms of quality but short on quantity, following frosts in the Spring that decimated certain properties. 2016 is a worthy successor to 2015, on a par qualitatively and looking very promising across all wine types. A hot summer but with cool nights has produced wines with fruit and freshness. 2015 is exceptionally good across the region for reds, especially the Right Bank, Pessac-Léognan, dry whites (better for Sauvignon than Sémillon) and sweeties: it is certainly the best vintage since 2010. 2014 is a very good Cabernet vintage, particularly in the Médoc where the wines are fresh with fine tannins. Overall, ripeness levels are good and so are quantities. The 2013 and 2012 vintages were not particularly easy for the Bordelais, requiring dedication in the vineyard and modern techniques in the winery. Plenty of attractive short- and medium-term wines have been made, but yields are low.

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