I was recently given a gift of the 1997 Laniote. Can anyone please tell me anything about this wine as a web search revealed very little. It is labelled grand Clu classe. Thanks in advance!



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Django,

Laniote make excellent wines. I've tried '83 and it was excellent. Appartently they made good wine right through the late seventies and eighties, however I'm not sure about the nineties. If they have the same owners (Freymond Rouja Family) it's a good bet they're still very good. 70% Merlot, 20%CS, 10%CF. 97 was a goodish year. I'd say it'd be drinking at it's peak in about 10 years.



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I hope everyone that gets a bottle of wine from me doesn't look it in the mouth.



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Dear Django
Chateau Laniote is located on the NW of the town of St.-Emilion.It is ,on rich clay,limestone and iron enriched soils,controlled by the same family for the last 7 generations.
Owner: Arnaud de la Filolie
Add: 33330 St.-Emilion
Tel: 335 5724 7080,Fax : 335 5724 6011

Vineyards
Classification : St.-Emilion Grand Cru Classe
Area : About 12 acres
Aver. age of vines : 30 - 35 yrs
Blend : 70% Merlot ,20% Cab. Franc, 10% Cab.Sauv
Aver yields : 49 H.Liters/hect
Density of plantation : 6500 vines/hect
Aver. annual prod.:32000-35000 bottles

About the wine, the fermentations last 3 to 4 wks in temperature controlled concrete vats with temp. of 22-24 C at the beginning and 31-32 C at the end .wines are transferred to oak casks(35%-40% new) for aging. Approx. 25-35% yield is aged in 1 yr old barrels that have contained white wines(bought from other estates),the rest in 1 yr old barrels .Wines are fined and filtered with egg white.
The plateau of maturity is 3-9 yrs following the vintage.The best vintage is 1981 ,83 ,85 &90.



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Thanx To Stephen C and andyr...



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