Château Laulan Ducos, 2009 Update
There can be few estates in the swathe of vineyards entitled to the Médoc appellation, north of St Estèphe, that I am more familiar with than Laulan Ducos. In fact, in view of my tasting experience of this unsung property, I suspect I know none better. Having started with the 2000 vintage, this latest trio of wines sent over by Frédéric Ducos for me to taste completes an unbroken nine-vintage run of tasting the wines of this property. The three wines assessed here are the 2008, 2007 and 2006 vintages, and each seemed very true to form.
I started with the 2007, which was lighter then the two that followed, although showed more depth than I expected based on my early impressions of the vintage formed during the primeur tastings in April 2008. I look forward to returning once again to this vintage later this year when it will be in bottle; perhaps there will be one or two surprises?
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