Lalande-de-Pomerol · vintage 2020
Why this vintage
- The 2020 vintage in Lalande-de-PomerolAn early, dry year gave splendid wines, which many rank above 2018.
- Limited production15 000 bottles of this vintage.
The 2020 vintage in Lalande-de-Pomerol
Vintage benchmark: 96/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: An early, dry year gave splendid wines, which many rank above 2018.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Lalande-de-Pomerol. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
A ruby red color with purplish-violet highlights. A concentrated nose, notes of black fruit and well-ripened stone fruit. A broad, full, fleshy, generous attack of good volume. A harmonious whole with controlled power, fine length on the oak notes.
Blend of the 2020 vintage
- 75 % Merlot
- 25 % Cabernet-sauvignon
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2020 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet franc, merlot, cabernet sauvignon — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2020 sheet
- 15,000 bottlesProduction
Label
Winemaking
Pre-fermentation cold soak of 4 days at low temperature, then fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled concrete tanks to control temperature over 18 days.
Ageing
Ageing takes place in one- to two-wine barrels for 9 months.
Terroir
Sandy-gravel soils, with traces of iron oxide in the subsoil commonly known as "crasse de fer", at Lalande de Pomerol.
An offer on Château Âme de Viaud 2020
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Texts and documents 2020
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Visuals
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Sheet checked on September 21, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.