Château Lanessan

Château Lanessan has a very old history, even for Bordeaux standards, and surprisingly has had only two families of owners. Documentation states that the estate existed in the 14th century. It was owned by the same family until 1793 when it was sold to the Delbos family. The Delbos family worked as Bordeaux merchants who developed the property in terms of quantity as well as quality. Despite being old and established, Lanessan missed out on being classified in 1855. According to historians the then-owner, Louis Delbos, could not be bothered with submitting samples to the brokers in charge of the classification. His son, André ended up demolishing the original château in 1868 in order to build what currently stands. One of his daughters, Marie-Louise, ended up marrying Etienne Bouteiller, and it is their ancestors that own the château today. While Lanessan has long been a delicious well-balanced (and well-priced) wine, in 2009 they hired Paz Espejo, a young Spanish and dynamic female winemaker. Since then, their wines have taken on a more fruit forward, juicy and approachable style.