La Chenade - Lalande de Pomerol 2020

Alexandre Ma

91 / 100

byAlexandre Mathe3/15/2023

Vinous

92 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe2/24/2023

The 2020 La Chenade is rich, sumptuous and super-expressive right out of the gate. All of the exuberance of the year comes through loud and clear. A burst of black cherry, plum, mocha, licorice, lavender and spice infuses the Chenade with tons of complexity. Broad and creamy, with fine balance, the Chenade is showing so well today. The combination of fruit density and energy is compelling.

Vinous

92 / 100

byNeal Martinthe2/15/2023

The 2020 La Chenade was very promising when I originally tasted it from barrel. In bottle since May, it has developed a lovely nose with melted red berry fruit, wild mint and light fennel scents. Nicely delineated and focused. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins. Extremely pure, very harmonious, this Lalande-de-Pomerol discretely crescendos towards its very satisfying, quite structured finish. Superb.

Le Figaro

90-92 / 100

the6/2/2021

Entre l’attaque fraîche, moelleuse, et cette finale torréfiée, de café, salivante, délicatement boisée, s’invitent chaleur, puissance, générosité du fruit mûr, notes de réglisse et tannins solides. Un joli vin.

Vinous

90-92 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe6/1/2021

The 2020 La Chenade is fleshy and succulent right out of the gate. Sweet red cherry, red plum, spice, mint and sweet pipe tobacco lend quite a bit of aromatic presence to this super-expressive Lalande de Pomerol from the Durantou family. As always, La Chenade is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, with the Franc especially marked in this vintage in the wine's aromatics and structural feel. A few years in the bottle will be essential.

Decanter.com

91 / 100

byJane Ansonthe5/25/2021

Sit back and enjoy the life and sap through this wine, with earthy wild blackberry notes that I really enjoy. No need to wait too long, enjoyably sculpted if a little concentrated in its tannic sign-off. 3.72pH. A yield of 38hl/ha. La Chenade contains a fairly high amount of young vines, which meant it was more affected than Les Cruzelles by the dry summer, but it has been exceptionally well handled.

The Wine Cellar Insider

89-91 / 100

byJeff Levethe5/21/2021

Flowers, cocoa and red fruits create the backdrop for this medium-bodied, fresh, lush, forward, already accessible charmer. The wine finishes with sweet, soft, earthy red fruits. You can enjoy this just about on release and for at least a decade after that. 89-91

Wine Advocate

89-91 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe5/20/2021

The 2020 La Chenade is a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, coming from vines planted to a sandy-gravel soil at the Durantous's Lalande de Pomerol estate. The Merlot was picked between the 9th and the 15th of September and the Cabernet Franc on the 16th of September. It has an alcohol of 14% and is aging in French oak barrels, 30% new. Deep garnet-purple colored, it comes skipping out of the glass with exuberant scents of Morello cherries, boysenberries and crushed red and black plums, plus suggestions of underbrush, damp soil and menthol. The medium-bodied palate is elegant and nicely balanced, with soft acidity and tannins framing the earth-laced red and black fruits, finishing long and minerally. 10,000 bottles are expected to be made.

Anthocyanes

93-95 / 100

byYohan Castaingthe5/11/2021

Très légère réduction, cerise noire et cassis. Très floral à l'aération. Bouche juteuse, fraiche, très élégante avec de la fraicheur et une belle tension finale. Très frais et délicat.

My Bettane + Desseauve

91-92 / 100

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/7/2021

Jamessuckling.com

91-92 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/25/2021

This is very creamy and polished with attractive blackcurrant and bitter citrus character. Medium-bodied, polished and lovely.