First vintage of this wine was 2010 to pay tribute to the founding father of Chateau des Landes - Paul Lassagne. He gave the family a great legacy of terroir, passion and know-how to craft this great cuvee produced from a selection of the finest grapes that are vinified and aged in 600 liter French oak foudres, just like it was done in the old days. The resulting wine is complex and aromatic offering bold aromas and flavors of dark berries, floral tones, spice, oak and vanilla. The palate is onctuous and powerful, well structured with ripe tannins. Well balanced and a complex finish.
Game meat, deer and venisson, hair stew, Bordeaux-style lamprey.
"This ripe wood-aged wine is replete with powerful Merlot and a rich, ripe texture. It is structured, spicy with a bite of pepper. Drink this full, dense wine from 2025. - Roger VOSS."
- Wine Enthusiast (December 2022), 90 pts
"This has aromas of plums and orange fruits, peppercorns, chili chocolate and tar. Medium- to full-bodied with medium tannins. Savory iodine with a spicy edge at the end. Drink or hold."
- James Suckling (January 2023), 90 pts
"Produced from old Merlot vines, this wine is rich in structure and silky tannins. The black-plum fruits give a full and generous wine that will take its time as it matures. Textured and ripe, the wine will be ready from 2023. - ROGER VOSS"
- Wine Enthusiast (May 2021), 91 pts
"More Bing cherry, mulberry, sappy herbs, and floral notes emerge from the 2018 Château Des Landes Grand Heritage, which is all older vine Merlot brought up in new barrels. It's concentrated, medium-bodied, has a great texture, and outstanding length."
- Jeb Dunnuck (April 2022), 91 pts
"The flagship cuvée is the 2016 Chateau des Landes Grand Heritage, which is all Merlot from older vines that spent 16 months in new oak. It’s more backward and tight at the moment, yet has classic black fruits, charcoal, and graphite notes, with plenty of oak. I like its mid-palate, and it’s nicely concentrated, yet the cellar will be your friend on this one. Give bottles 2-4 years and it should keep for more than a decade."
- Jeb Dunnuck (March 27th 2019), 90+ pts
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"Fermented and aged in wood, this wine is full of spiciness as well as solid, dark fruits. At this stage, the tannins are dominant with a sense of power. However, the wine is also rich with dark plums and blackberries, cut with acidity. It needs to age further, so drink from 2022. - Roger Voss"
- Wine Enthusiast (May 2019), 90 pts
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"More upfront and showy, the 2015 Chateau des Landes Grand Heritage (100% old vine Merlot aged in new French oak) boasts a big, blockbuster nose of spiced black fruits, new saddle leather, and dried herbs to go with a full-bodied, powerful, sexy style on the palate. With ripe tannins and tons of character, drink it any time over the coming 10-15 years."
- Jeb Dunnuck (March 27th 2019), 93 pts
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"Spicy and toasty from the wood aging, this wine is ripe and dense. It has enough juicy black fruits to balance the serious amount of wood, at least in the future. Wait for this concentrated wine with its good potential to develop over the next few years. Drink from 2021. - Roger Voss"
- Wine Enthusiast (May 2018), 90 pts
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Vignobles Lassagne is owned by Nicolas Lassagne and his wife Sabrina. It encompasses three properties, beginning with Chateau des Arnauds, which was founded 1952 by Paul Lassagne, Nicolas' grandfather. He ...
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