2025, Château La Chenade, LALANDE DE POMEROL85% merlot and 15% cabernet franc Produced by the Durantou family. The fruit is sourced from a section of the Les Cruzelles vineyard with gravel soil and younger vines. A focused and textural blend with plenty of precision and freshness. Blue fruit and some peppercorns on the nose, following through to a medium body with chalky tannins. Vivid and flavourful, with a long, grainy finish. 93 94 James Suckling. The 2025 La Chenade is fabulous. Beautifully

though not from the family

90-92 Antonio Galloni

This cuvée includes some Premier Crus

The wine has a deceptively light colour

give it 5-6 years for the oak to fully integrate and the underlying perfume suggestions to emerge

a little…unruly compared to the excellent 2022 last year

reimagined through a modern lens

more purple than black

the 2019 opens beautifully to reveal hints of lemon confit

A fine Haut-Médoc

potpourri and iris flower scents

with supple tannins and a suave