"This is the third time I have tasted the 2016 Lilian Ladouys in bottle. It retains a very intense blackberry and boysenberry bouquet laced with minerals, but displays a little more amplitude than it did in August. The tightly knit palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin and still shows the graphite seam that I remarked upon previously. There is a little more persistence now, hence the slightly higher score. Good potential."
Neal Martin 92 Punkte
Quelle: www.vinous.com Januar 2019
"The 2016 Lilian Ladouys is just as beautiful from bottle as it was from barrel. Lifted, silky and exceptionally perfumed, the 2016 has so much to offer. Bright red toned fruits laced with expressive floral top notes run through this sensual, totally gracious Saint-Estèphe. There is so much to like. Lilian Ladouys is a rare Saint-Estèphe where Merlot takes precedence over Cabernet Sauvignon. Tasted two times."
Antonio Galloni 91 Punkte
Quelle: www.vinous.com Januar 2019
"The 2016 Lilian Ladouys has a tightly wound bouquet with blackberry, cedar and light mint aromas, quite potent with mineral scents developing with time. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin, rather foursquare and precise. More Pauillac in style than Saint-Estèphe thanks to that graphite note on the long finish. Excellent. Tasted at the Cru Bourgeois tasting in London."
Neal Martin 91 Punkte
Quelle: www.vinous.com ktober 2018
"The 2016 Lilian Ladouys is wonderfully expressive in this vintage. Lifted, savory aromatics and pliant fruit are some of the signatures, but it is the wine's sublime balance and sense of proportion that stand out most. Silky tannins add to the midweight, gracious feel. This is a strong showing. Lilian Ladouys is a rare Saint-Estèphe where Merlot takes precedence over Cabernet Sauvignon. Tasted two times."
Antonio Galloni 88-91 Punkte
Quelle: www.vinous.com April 2017
