Pomerol & Lalande de Pomerol

When you visit this part of Bordeaux, you can turn right for Pomerol where you will pay significantly more for your wines, or left for Lalande de Pomerol, where you will pay considerably less and find quality levels that...(read more)

A delicious supple and succulent Pomerol, fragrant with cassis and black cherry fruit, some notes of dark chocolate and tobacco. Layered and deeply satisfying, this is a cracker for goose and all the accoutrements.

Coffee grounds and fresh acidities that give a sense of momentum through the palate, this is well made and precise, with good balance. Recommended, from François and Guillaume Thienpont.

85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc Planting density: 7 500 vines per hectare Average age of vines: 20 years. Vineyards are sustainably farmed, using practices such as cover crops and ploughing. Grapes are harvested by hand,...(read more)

Bright ruby, so the black as night fruit expression is a surprise. Very fresh and pure and quite serious, quite chewily concentrated, with some fairly hairy tannins on the finish, but the fruit balance is there. Should b...(read more)

This shows black cherries and mushrooms with bark and chocolate and hints of citrus. It’s medium- to full-bodied with round and velvety tannins and a juicy finish. Very gourmand and enticing. Second wine of Chateau L’Eva...(read more)