Review Score 91Wine Enthusiast 90James Suckling 90
Bordeaux

2017 Lusseau

6 x 750ml
The 2017 Lusseau is gorgeous. Supple, pliant and inviting, the 2017 possesses lovely depth and texture. Soft curves, plush fruit and silky tannins add to this mid-weight Saint-Émilion's considerable appeal. Two thousand seventeen is an especially strong vintage for Laurent Lusseau, who is the cellarmaster for all of Gerard Perse's estates. That should at least be some consolation, considering frost took with it 50% of the production. Read more
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91 POINTS
Antonio Galloni MW - Vinous

The 2017 Lusseau is gorgeous. Supple, pliant and inviting, the 2017 possesses lovely depth and texture. Soft curves, plush fruit and silky tannins add to this mid-weight Saint-Émilion's considerable appeal. Two thousand seventeen is an especially strong vintage for Laurent Lusseau, who is the cellarmaster for all of Gerard Perse's estates. That should at least be some consolation, considering frost took with it 50% of the production.

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90 POINTS
Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast

Attractive fruit flavors and fine acidity are balanced by ripe tannins from this small property. It has a smoky backdrop of fine tannins which sit easily with the ripe fruit. Drink this wine from 2022.

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James Suckling

Some chocolate and hazelnut character with juicy tannins and a fresh and clean, crisp finish. Medium body.

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Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW - Wine Advocate

Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2017 Lusseau opens with warm black cherries, mulberries and fragrant soil plus wafts of baked plums and cedar. Medium-bodied, the palate delivers mouth-coating black fruits with ripe, rounded tannins and an earthy finish. Drinking Window : 2020 - 2030

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Jacques Perrin - Vinifera

Exubérance du fruit, boisé en sourdine. Fraîcheur très agréable de la bouche avec des tanins liés et fins. C’est juteux et plaisant.

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Neal Martin - Vinous

The 2017 Lusseau, the property of Pavie technical director Laurent Lusseau, has a “plump” bouquet with cranberry and pomegranate fruit, simple but nicely focused. The palate is medium-bodied with hard tannin, firm in the mouth with a conservative, rather blunt finish at the moment.

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Jane Anson - Decanter

This is the home estate of Laurent Lusseau, winemaker at Pavie. It's an attractive wine, although a little short on the finish. It shows a good weight of bright red fruits and attractive succulence. For early drinking. 50% new oak. Drinking Window 2022 - 2035

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Winemakers Note

Chateau Lusseau is a tiny property of 2 ha located close to Chateau Monbousquet in AOC Saint Emilion Grand Cru. It is the family estate of Laurent Lusseau who is the technical director of Pavie, Bellevue Mondotte, Pavie Decesse, Monbousquet and Clos Lunelles for many years. During his fantastic career at Gerard Perse vineyards, Laurent Lusseau got exceptional scores from many journalists… among which not less than seven perfect scores (100/100) on Pavie and Bellevue Mondotte. Of course, all his passion and know-how benefit to his own wine, chateau Lusseau. The 2016 vintage is released through CVBG only , we buy the whole production.

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