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La Chenade 2021

£259.00 - £259.00
£259.00
£259.00 - £259.00
£259.00
Bottle price:
£21.58
Country:
France
Region:
Bordeaux
Sub-region:
Lalande Pomerol
Vintage:
2021
Grape:
Merlot / Cabernet Franc
ABV:
13.5%
Score:
89/90, William Kelley
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Availability:
85 in stock, ready to be shipped
Case Size: 12 Bottle Case 12x75cl

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Tasting notes

William Kelley, Wine Advocate (260), April 2022 89/90

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.

Jane Anson, JaneAnson.com, April 2023 91

Rich plum colour and core of fruit, light tannins. Soft and supple, and winemaker Noëmie Durantou has done skilful work over ageing to make the structure fully integrated and charming. 30% new oak, sandy gravel soils. First time for La Chenade to be 100% Merlot, keeping the Cabernet Franc for Les Cruzelles.

Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate, February 2024 90

The 2021 La Chenade, a 100% Merlot, evokes a fresh, fruity bouquet with aromas of flowers, dark wild berries, raspberry and violet, followed by a moderately weighted palate, a juicy, gourmand and round texture with velvety tannins and a fresh, penetrating finish. In the context of the vintage, this is worth hunting down. Drink Date: 2024 - 2034

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, May 2022 92/93

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.

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent, May 2022 86/88+

The 2021 La Chenade is 100% Merlot, aging in 30% new oak. Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, it barrels out with bold notes of juicy black plums, kirsch, and fresh blackberries, plus wafts of charcoal, black olives, and lavender. Medium-bodied, the palate is plush and juicy with fantastic tension and a minerally finish.2024-2031

Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com, April 2024 90

The 2021 Château La Chenade is all Merlot from the Lalande de Pomerol appellation that was raised in 30% new French oak. It shows the more mid-weight, charming style of the vintage nicely and has perfumed red (and some black) fruits that give way to damp earth and floral, herbal, and coffee-like nuances. It's medium-bodied, has a soft, supple, elegant mouthfeel, and good length on the finish. Readers looking for a good representative of the vintage (and a wine that will drink well for a decade) should give this a whirl. Drink 2024-2034.

James Lawther MW, JancisRobinson.com, May 2022 15.5

100% Merlot. Cask sample.Meaty and savoury with a touch of hedgerow fruit. Some leafiness on the palate, otherwise supple, succulent and round. Slight bitter edge and sandy tannins on the finish. (JL) 13.5%Drink 2024 – 2032

Jane Anson, JaneAnson.com, April 2022 88

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.

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