La Chenade 2021

Lalande de Pomerol

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Tasting Notes

The precision that you find so often in the Durantou family estates is fully on display here, with carefully placed redcurrant and raspberry fruit and gentle waves of campfire smoke. A little soft through the mid palate, but all in balance. No frost or mildew, giving yields of 45hl/h. Sandy gravel soils, harvest September 23 to October 1. Noémie Durantou winemaker.

Score: 88

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2023-2030 19 May 2022

A medium-bodied, ripe and textured Lalande with creamy, fleshy tannins. Succulent core of ripe plum fruit, chocolate and some orange and peppermint. Fragrant and plush. 100% merlot.

Score: 92 - 93

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 01 May 2022

The 2021 La Chenade is a soft, supple Lalande de Pomerol loaded with charm. Succulent dark cherry, plum, mocha, chocolate and spice are nicely pushed forward in this attractive, easygoing 2021. La Chenade is all Merlot this year, as the Franc was used for the Cruzelles.

Score: 90 - 92

Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Maturity: 2024-2033 01 May 2022

The 2021 La Chenade was picked between September 24 and October 1 and this year is pure Merlot. Again, it is simple but clean and well-defined on the nose of brassy red cherries and crushed strawberry fruit. The palate is balanced with vivacious red fruit. It pulls up a tad short, but there is still plenty of flavor and freshness here. Fine.

Score: 87 - 89

Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2027-2036 01 May 2022

The 2021 La Chenade, from vineyards in Lalande de Pomerol that were saved from the frost, offers up rich aromas of berries and plums mingled with loamy soil and spices. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and seamless, it's built around powdery tannins and lively acids.

Score: 89 - 90

William Kelley, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 29 April 2022

The 2021 Château La Chenade is all Merlot from the Lalande-de-Pomerol region, brought up in 30% new French oak. It's always a riper, round, pleasure-bent beauty, and the 2021 is no exception, with medium-bodied aromas and flavors of darker cherries, black raspberries, gravelly earth, and flowers. With soft tannins and a plump, rounded mouthfeel, it's ideal for drinking on release and over the following 7-8 years.

Score: 89 - 91

Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com 06 February 2022