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La Chenade 2020 (750ML)
$22.09
Other Details
Vintage:
2020
Format:
750ML
Region:
Right Bank
Appellation:
Lalande de Pomerol
Stock Status:
FUTURE
Critic Scores, Reviews & Descriptions
This is very creamy and polished with attractive blackcurrant and bitter citrus character. Medium-bodied, polished and lovely. - James Suckling
Sit back and enjoy the life and sap through this wine, with earthy wild blackberry notes that I really enjoy. No need to wait too long, enjoyably sculpted if a little concentrated in its tannic sign-off. 3.72pH. A yield of 38hl/ha. La Chenade contains a fairly high amount of young vines, which meant it was more affected than Les Cruzelles by the dry summer, but it has been exceptionally well handled. - Jane Anson, Decanter
The 2020 La Chenade is a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, coming from vines planted to a sandy-gravel soil at the Durantous's Lalande de Pomerol estate. The Merlot was picked between the 9th and the 15th of September and the Cabernet Franc on the 16th of September. It has an alcohol of 14% and is aging in French oak barrels, 30% new. Deep garnet-purple colored, it comes skipping out of the glass with exuberant scents of Morello cherries, boysenberries and crushed red and black plums, plus suggestions of underbrush, damp soil and menthol. The medium-bodied palate is elegant and nicely balanced, with soft acidity and tannins framing the earth-laced red and black fruits, finishing long and minerally. 10,000 bottles are expected to be made. - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate
