La Chenade - Lalande de Pomerol 2015

Vinifera

3 / 5

le 31/05/2016

Très joli nez fruité avec une certaine profondeur. Belle densité. Fruité, il finit sur un tanin un tout petit peu ferme.

The Wine Cellar Insider

86-88 / 100

par Jeff Leve le 30/04/2016

Ripe, sweet and fruity, with a happy-to-meet-you, open, easy, black cherry character.

Wine Advocate

91-93 / 100

par Neal Martin le 29/04/2016

The 2015 La Chenade is a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc picked between September 15-25 and on October 5 respectively, cropped at 45 hectoliters per hectare and matured in 30% new oak. This Lalande-de-Pomerol moves towards red fruit on the nose, crushed strawberry and raspberry pastilles, candied and somehow...joyful. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, very fine in the mouth with a keen line of acidity. This is a very cohesive La Chenade, elegant and composed with a touch of salinity towards the finish. This is a graceful La Chenade that should drink early, but clearly has the substance to offer 12-15 years of drinking pleasure.

Decanter.com

86 / 100

par James Lawther MW le 29/04/2016

A Denis Durantou (L’Eglise-Clinet) wine. Forward and perfumed on the nose in the red fruit spectrum. Lighter tannic frame but attractive. A touch dry on the finish.
2020-2025

Bettane & Desseauve

15,5-16 / 20

le 28/04/2016

Fraîcheur délicate, tendresse du fruit, profondeur, souple et franc. Les sols sableux et graveleux du cru ont apporté tendresse et fraîcheur et le vin a du fond.

Vinous

87-89 / 100

par Antonio Galloni le 27/04/2016

The 2015 La Chenade, Denis Durantou's entry-level Lalande de Pomerol, hits the palate with a rush of intense ripe red fruit, smoke, leather, tobacco and exotic spices. This juicy, exuberant red will drink nicely with minimal cellaring. The flamboyance of the year comes through loud and clear. Chenade is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc taken from the gravelly portion of Durantou's Lalande de Pomerol property. Harvest started on September 15 with the Merlots and wrapped up on October 5 with the Cabernet Franc.

Jancis Robinson

16 /

par Jancis Robinson le 26/04/2016

80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc. 30% new oak.
Purplish crimson. Quite sweet and meaty. Gentle - obviously not top drawer but fun and easy. A bit tart and dry on the end. Needs food. Wait awhile? Fine sandy tannins in abundance. Sweet oak.
Drink 2020-2027

timatkin.com

91 / 100

par Tim Atkin MW le 20/04/2016

Wine Spectator

90-93 / 100

par James Molesworth le 03/04/2016

Very fresh, with a bright mineral edge holding sway, followed by enticing blood orange and cherry flavors. The toast is moderate, relying more on freshness in the end.—J.M.