Lalande-de-Pomerol · vintage 2023
Why this vintage
- The 2023 vintage in Lalande-de-PomerolMildew cost a good share of the harvest; what was brought in is early, fresh and promising.
- Limited production15 000 bottles of this vintage.
The 2023 vintage in Lalande-de-Pomerol
Vintage benchmark: 92/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: Mildew cost a good share of the harvest; what was brought in is early, fresh and promising.
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 palette of ripe black fruit aromas and subtle spiced notes. Its round, silky tannins bring fine perspective to this wine.
Blend of the 2023 vintage
- 75 % Merlot
- 25 % Cabernet-sauvignon
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2023 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 2023 sheet
- 15,000 bottlesProduction
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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 new barrels for 12 months.
Food pairings
Dishes in sauce, game, grilled meats, duck, fondues and mountain dishes
Terroir
Il bénéficie de tous les atouts du terroir d’exception de Lalande de Pomerol : des sols sablo-graveleux, des traces d'oxyde de fer en sous-sol appelées communément "crasse de fer" et un climat ensoleillé.
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Texts and documents 2023
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Visuals
For this vintage, the media library contains: packshots, labels. High-definition packshots, labels, back labels and lifestyle photos are reserved for clients and partners, on the Compagnie Médocaine’s VinCod media library.
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.