Chateau Lilian Ladouys is a cru bourgeois estate in St Estephe, which can be traced back to the 17th century, when it was recorded as "La Doys" in some documents. In the 18th and early 19th century, the Barre family took the estate to its height of fame, but in the early 20th century, neglect caused the estate to fall into dilapidation. In 1989, the Thieblots bought the estate and Lilian's name was added to the estate name. They started to invest and modernize, something which the present owners continued when they bought the estate in 2007.
The 47 ha estate is planted with some 58 % Cabernet Sauvignon, nearly one third Merlot, a bit of Cabernet France and a smidgeon of Petit Verdot, but the blend can contain vastly different proportions of these depending on the harvest each year, with some years being only Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. About 20,000 cases of grand vin are produced a year, as well as a quantity of second wine. I have tasted an early 2000s vintage some time ago and it is certainly a wine i would be happy to try another vintage.
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