Cellar for up to 7 years. No need to decant before serving.
Wine was first made here centuries ago when the property was a priory for Benedictine monks. Following the French Revolution the estate was broken up and sold off and its fortunes would only be revived in the 1950s when it was acquired by wine merchant Alexis Lichine. As the legend goes, shrewd businessman Lichine bought the chateau for a bargain price since it was in such poor condition. Over the years Lichine nursed the property back to health, growing its vineyard holdings to some 58 hectares of prime plots spread across the Margaux region and renovating the winery extensively.
Under the watchful eye of Lichine’s son, Sacha, the chateau continued to blossom in the early 1990s with the help of famed consultant winemaker Michel Rolland. The estate’s second wine is Confidences de Prieure Lichine which is predominantly made from Merlot and a smaller proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon. Crafted from younger vines than the Grand Vin, the wine is aged in second and third-use French oak barrels for 14 months.
The result is a charming Margaux that is approachable even when young thanks to the vibrant dark fruit character, smooth tannins and well-built structure. Thanks to the high proportion of Merlot the texture is velvety smooth with luscious cassis, blackberry and ripe plum notes on the mid-palate which linger on the long finish.
Chateau Prieure Lichine Confidences de Prieure Lichine 2020
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Chateau Prieure Lichine Confidences de Prieure Lichine 2020
- 2020
- 750ml
- Red
- 14%
- Bordeaux Red Blends
- Cabernet Sauvignon,
- Merlot,
- Petit Verdot
- Chateau Prieure Lichine
- Bordeaux
- France
- Vintage: 2020
- Size: 750ml
- Type: Red
- Alcohol: 14%
- Varietal: Bordeaux Red Blends
- Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Petit Verdot - Winery: Chateau Prieure Lichine
- Region: Bordeaux
- Country: France
- Vintage: 2020
- Size: 750ml
- Type: Red
- Alcohol: 14%
- Varietal: Bordeaux Red Blends
- Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Petit Verdot - Winery: Chateau Prieure Lichine
- Region: Bordeaux
- Country: France
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Chateau Prieure Lichine Confidences de Prieure Lichine 2020
overall i had a positive experience, they have a wide range of wines, some which are hard to find anywhere else - the main reason i still buy from them, plus the discounts are fair and often, but... their codes for the first offer only works at the first offer, which if fine, but then why would you send me the voucher in each package i order, why spam me on the email and every time i log in on the website? this is really bothering me... then their rewards points system is useless, first of all because you only get peanuts even after spending €250 on an order, but even those peanuts will expire if you won't order again soon, which is unfair, to say the least... and lastly, if you get a corked wine, a wine with any deffect or a wine that leaked (my last order contained a bottle of $100 Caymus Cabernet with a leaking cork, which made the wine tasted cooked and flat), they have no procedure put in place for you to replace or return the wine or to get a refund or replacement - none, which is a big no no no for any wine collector... so all in all i give it 3 stars for now