Chateau Lassegue 2015 Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 《TF1079A》

We often hear that the French winery group has successfully expanded its territory to other countries because of its good reputation, and this Chateau Lassegue is just the opposite.

To talk about the history of the Jackson Family, of course, one must know his truth winery Verite. Since the 1990s, the late owner Jess Jackson has had an idea whether he can brew Merlot of the same quality as French Petrus in California? ”, “La Joie” and “La Muse” Truth Winery received a total of 13 full marks from Robert Parker, while Cult Wine’s first Screaming Eagle only had 5 full marks, Verite became the most perfect winery in Sonoma County in recent years.

In 2003, Jess Jackson and his wife Barbara Banke, together with their long-time comrades Pierre and his daughter Monique Seillan, who created truth together, discovered Chateau Lassegue and immediately fell in love with it sol” and micro-brewing “micro-cru”, which simply means splitting multiple small vineyards according to different terroirs, brewing them with exquisite craftsmanship and finally blending them into a unique style that perfectly showcases the terroir. Why did this 24-hectare estate attract the Jackson family to run all the way from California to brew? The answer is the terroir of Lassegue, located on the southwestern slope of Clay – Limestone Plateau, the vineyard includes ten different soils, surrounded by famous estates (Chateau Pavie, Larcis Ducasse and Tertre Roteboeuf, etc.).