In Bond Fine Wine. 2018 La Chenade, Lalande de Pomerol, Bordeaux, France. Red Bordeaux in 6x75cl. Drinking window: 2022+. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Made by the talented Durantou family. La Chenade & Les Cruzelles are located in the Lalande de Pomerol appellation, a stone's throw from Eglise Clinet across the border in Pomerol. Les Cruzelles, from gravel and clay-rich soils, is more structured and ageworthy than La Chenade, which is juicy & expressive.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (LPB) — 90–92/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 23/04/2019
This is produced by Denis Durantou of Chateau L'Eglise Clinet. The vineyard is in Lalande de Pomerol on gravel-based sandy soils. The 2018 La Chenade is composed of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc with 30% new oak. Deep purple-black in color, the nose is slightly reticent and broody, offering notes of tar, chargrill and damp soil to begin, giving way to a core of fresh plums, black cherries and…
Jane Anson (JA) — 92/100 · Decanter.com, 15/04/2019 · Drink 2024-2038
This is super fresh and juicy - an easy wine to recommend. It's full of well-ripened autumnal fruits and is in fact pretty concentrated in terms of flavours ' a wine that shows just how fully the grapes ripened on gravel soils in 2018 and yet maintains its floral aromatics and sense of easy elegance. 30% new oak was used. A yield of 40hl/ha.
James Suckling (JS) — 92–93/100 · JamesSuckling.com, 11/04/2019
This is really delicious and fresh with lovely dark berries and purity at the same time. Medium body, fine tannins and a lovely finish.