CHÂTEAU PRIEURÉ LICHINE
2023 4ème Cru Classé Margaux
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| Sub-district | Haut Médoc |
| Village | Margaux |
| Classification | 4ème Cru Classé |
Well structured, deliciously fragrant rosebud and tomato leaf on the opening, this treads lightly at first and then builds in structure and and power through the palate, widening to show creamy raspberry and damson fruit, with a saline kick on the finish. An excellent quality estate that is always worth checking in with. 35% new oak for ageing. Drinking range: 2030 - 2045 Rating: 94 Jane Anson, www.janeanson.com (May 2024)
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The 2023 Prieuré-Lichine offers up copious red/purplish fruit, lavender, rose petal and mint. This is very nicely perfumed. Silky tannins add to an impression of finesse. There is just a touch of dryness on the finish, which is the only real question mark here. Tasted two times. Drinking range: 2028 - 2038 Rating: 91-93 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (May 2024)
The aromatics here call to mind sweetly toasted berries, with layers of dusty currants, juniper and mint. The palate of the first sample encountered is carrying a lot of spirity oak, less so the second and third samples I tasted though, nevertheless it has a charming and quite seamless texture which wraps nicely around it, with attractive flavours of wild berries, griottes, violets and chalk. Underneath there is a firm grip of tannins, nicely grained, all supported by fresh acidity too. This works very well; primary, with a more silky texture than some of its peers, but also gripped, showing a good length which simmers with tannins. All in all, this is full of potential; well done. Tasted three times. Rating: 93-95 Chris Kissack, www.thewinedoctor.com (Apr 2024)
Fleshy and demonstrative, the 2023 Prieuré-Lichine offers up aromas of sweet berries, plums and smoke, framed by creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, rich and textural, with good depth and persistence, it's a strong effort that will offer a broad drinking window in a more modern style. Rating: 91-92 William Kelley, The Wine Advocate (Apr 2024)
Château Prieuré Lichine
Margaux Quatrième cru 1855 As the name suggests, the early history of Prieuré-Lichine starts with the Benedictine monks of the Prieuré de Cantenac who assembled, by the 18th Century, quite a reputation for their wine. The Revolution put an end to ecclesiastical ownership, La Prieuré was seized and sold off with much of the vineyard becoming parts of other estates including Château Palmer. A with many Médoc estates, the first half of the 20th Century was a period of decline. By 1951 Château Prieuré-Cantenac was reduced to 11ha of rather sorry vines. Salvation came that year with the estate's purchase by wine writer Alexis Lichine. He renovated the chais and the château, and gradually increased vineyard holdings by buying spare vineyard land from other Margaux estates. Château Prieuré-Lichine is to the east of Cantenac. There are, now, around 70ha of vineyard, somewhat dispersed around the appellation, with 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot with a small balance of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. The Grand Vin spends 16 months inn wood (55% new).
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