Chateau Lanessan Haut-Medoc 2016 Reasonable Cellar 2024 and a no-brainer for anyone

and a no-brainer for anyone who loves mature wine

high proof and high complexity barrels

and is pasteurized

it was aged well beyond the required minimum in oak—standard practice for Reserva classification in the 1960s

pepper like spice

Chateau Lanessan Haut-Medoc 2016 Reasonable Cellar 2024 and a no-brainer for anyoneThere's a story locals tell about Chateau Lanessan: when the 1855 Classification was being drawn up, the owner simply didn't want to do the paperwork. So this estate whose vines sit directly against those of Gruaud Larose, a Saint Julien Second Growth, on the same gravel soils was left unclassified. The result, nearly two centuries later, is one of the best values in Bordeaux. The 2016 vintage is widely considered one of the great modern Bordeaux