Cuvée Rubis Lalande-de-Pomerol
Country: France Region: Bordeaux
Varietal: 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage: 2019 Colour : Red Style: Dry
Producer: Château La Commanderie
Description:
The thirty-year-old vineyard is located on sandy gravel soils on colorful sandy clay. They are worked in full, grassed every other row and treated with organic approved products. Harvesting is done manually. Each plot is vinified separately in a concrete tank, the extraction is done either by punching down or by pumping over as needed. After malolactic fermentation, the wines are aged in barrels, 66.65% new, one big barrel 23.8%, 3% of a wine and 6.55% others containing Amphora and lightning for 14 to 16 months.
Tasting Note:
The nose, long and balanced, has a beautiful personality. It combines fruity aromas with finely woody notes and pleasant freshness. The palate, fruity and well balanced, has a fleshy attack with grain, which gives shine to the wine. Everything ends on beautiful melted and persistent tannins.
James Suckling 92 Points
"Medium-bodied red with aromas and flavors of plum, coffee and dark chocolate. Firm, polished tannins and a lovely finish."