LALANDE DE POMEROL
The winegrower : Xavier Piton
Annual production : 20 000 bottles
Alc. : 13.5% vol
Available in : 75cl, 37.5cl, 1.5L
Grape Variety(ies) : 88% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc
Type of soil : limestone and gravels
Yield: 49 hl/ha
Age of the vine: 40 years
Harvest : mechanical and manual
VINIFICATION
Macerations of 25 or 28 days and fragmented ageing
Maturing: 12 months in French oak barrels with 30% in new barrels. The careful selection of wood and heated that we require from our coopers allows to highlight the wine’s aromas without making excessive woody scents
Aging potential: 10 to 15 years
CHARACTERISTICS
Beautiful deep color. Deep nose of red fruit and ripe black, discreet woody background. On the palate, an attack, fresh, fleshy, fruity.
FOOD PAIRINGS
Good match with meat and cheese. To serve 18‐20° C.
AWARDS
• GUIDE GILBERT ET GAILLARD 2013 : 87/100 (vintage 2007)
• Gold Concours des Vins d’Aquitaine Bordeaux 2010, (vintage 2007)
• GUIDE GILBERT ET GAILLARD 2014 : 88/100 (Vintage 2008)
• DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2011. (Vintage 2008)
• GUIDE GILBERT ET GAILLARD 2014 : 90/100 (vintage 2009)
• Gold Concours des Vins d’Aquitaine Bordeaux 2010 (vintage 2009)
• Gilbert et Gaillard 2014, note 86/100 (vintage 2010)
• SIlver Concours des Vins d’Aquitaine Bordeaux 2012 (vintage 2010)
• SIlver Concours des Vins d’Aquitaine Bordeaux 2013. (vintage 2011)
• Gilbert et Gaillard 2014, note 88/100 (vintage 2011)
Winemaker Comments:
“Our great wine is produced by the old vines of the estate (40 years old)”