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Château La Clarière Laithwaite 2012

Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux AOC

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  • Double Gold, China Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA), 2017
  • Bronze, Decanter World Wine Awards, 2015
  • Gold, Guide des Vins Gilbert et Gaillard, 2016
  • Silver, Les Citadelles du Vin, 2017
  • Silver, Mundus Vini, 2015

Enjoy silky rich fruit and gentle cedar spice in this 2012 from “the leading estate in Côtes de Castillon” (Decanter). Tony Laithwaite took it over in 1984 and 30 years on, it has over 100 awards and Paris’ top Lauréat du Prix d’Excellence. Twice!

Enjoy silky rich fruit and gentle cedar spice in this 2012 from “the leading estate in Côtes de Castillon” (Decanter). Tony Laithwaite took it over in 1984 and 30 years on, it has over 100 awards and Paris’ top Lauréat du Prix d’Excellence. Twice!

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Silky blackberry and cassis with spicy vanilla and elegant tannins

Aroma

Ripe plum and bramble with notes of creamy mocha and spice

Château La Clarière Laithwaite 2012

More information

  • 13.0% ABV
  • 9.75 Units
  • 750.00 ml
  • 31 December, 2020

Since Tony Laithwaite first worked in Castillon in 1967, he has been a champion of the region. As Wine International wrote, he believes that “If it wasn’t for the [political] line dividing Castillon from Saint Emilion, its wines would be twice the price. The hills are the same, the soil is the same, the exposure is the same.” In 1984 he bought Château La Clarière and has been proving his point, winning now over 100 medals and twice being awarded Paris’s Lauréat Prix d’Excellence. No expense is spared on his wine – low yields promoting intensity, rigorous sorting in the cellar for quality, and ageing in the finest new French oak. This is an elegant claret with intense fruit, mocha and spice notes. Decant and serve with fine red meat dishes.

"Intense aromas of smoky, creamy, black fruit. Appealing roundness, with excellent balance and length" Henry Laithwaite
La Clarière winemaker
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