Lalande de Pomerol

73% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc and 8% Cabernet Sauvignon. The grapes come from a 15ha vineyard with deep alluvium gravel and clay-iron subsoil, planted with vines that average 36 year old. The overall production is conducted through plot selection. Grapes are mechanically harvested and multiple selections are conducted from the vineyard to the cellar, where the grapes are handled with meticulous care on two sorting tables.

Traditional concrete tanks are used for both the maceration and fermentation. The wine is then aged 12 to 14 months in French oak barrels, 45% new, 45% second use, 10% third use. 13.5% alcohol. Deep red with a tinge of cherry. Nose of dense, dark berries. Tightly knit palate, with ample, elegant tannins.