A report of Médoc wine tasting in "Saveurs" (March 2002, in french) mentions that the 1998 and 1999 vintages of the "Château Listran" have a good quality.
Headed by a cute manor, this wine [Ch. Listran 97] finds its originality in the nose, which is dominated by Passion fruits but without ignoring red fruits and game flavours.
-Guide Hachette des vins 2001-
" Very pretty 97, very traditional, of beautiful dress constant and brilliant, with the nose of red small fruits and humus, loose in mouth thanks to silky tanins. The 96 is very scented, very rich, of a great concentration of flavours (blackcurrant, spices...), persistent stops some, very balanced, with the firm tanins. "
-Millésimes-
" Goes up in rank in Classification 99. Beautiful Medoc 96, intense, with the nose of red small fruits characteristic, with balanced tanins, a wine which requires patience. The 95 is quite as tempting, a fatty and typified wine, quite tannic, with the complex flavours where dominate the cherry and the spices, combining firmness and roundness in mouth, of beautiful evolution. Do not hesitate. "
-Guide Dussert-Gerber des vins de France 99-
" Produce from a vineyard surrounding a nice manor, this wine [Ch. Listran 94] is still a little rustic, but it is pleasant by its red fruit bouquet and its fine tanins. "
-Guide Hachette des vins 1998-
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A propos du Châtau Listran 2003: "On est ici aux confins des mattes et de l'embouchure de la Gironde. Mais le terroir, dernier soubresaut des graves avant l'Océan, est de belle qualité. Rien d'étonnant donc d'y découvrir un vin bien dans l'esprit médocain par son élégance et son sens de l'équilibre. Ses fins arômes de pivoine, de griotte et de fruits mûrs s'appuyent sur une bonne structure, souple et harmonieuse, pour donner un ensemble à boire dans les trois ou quatre ans à venir."
-Guide Hachette des Vins 2006-
"Les vins du Médoc que nous avons aimé : Comme dans toute dégustation, il a fallu, faute de place, sélectionner avec rigueur et trier dans l'imposant lot de superbes bouteilles. C'est pourquoi nous tenons à signaler les châteaux qui se sont distingués dans les deux millésimes [1998 et 1999] ... Notez-les car ils méritent considération. Nouret, Preuillac, Tour Blanche, Saint-Hilaire, Bellerive, Bournac, Vieux Château Landon, Vieux Robin, David, Grivière, Lafon, La Hourqueyre, La Tour de By, Le Bosc, Le Temple, Listran, ..."
-Saveurs, Mars 2002-
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