Château Lanessan
Château Lanessan is a Bordeaux (wine), Bordeaux wine estate in the Haut-Médoc AOC, Haut-Médoc Appellation d'origine contrôlée, appellation, located on the Left Bank of France’s Bordeaux wine regions in the commune of Cussac-Fort-Médoc, Cussac near Fort Médoc. The estate held a rating of ''Cru Bourgeois, Cru Bourgeois Supérieur'', until this specific classification was annulled. Some critics have suggested that it ought to be elevated to a higher classification. Lanessan has also produced a second wine Les Calèches de Lanessan (English: "Carriages of Lanessan") since 1999, emphasising the château's ties with horses. History The earliest documentation indicate Dame Paironne la Montagne, the widow of Henry de Lanessan, sold the estate on January 15, 1310 to Sieur de Blaignan. It was acquired in 1793 by Jean Delbos, previously a ship owner. In the 19th century Lanessan (then named Dubosqc) was listed as a ''Quatrieme cru'' by Lawton in 1815 and received highly favourab ...
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