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Lalande Borie 2018
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Tasting notes
Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
The 2018 Lalande-Borie is composed of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, with a pH of 3.77 and 14.5% alcohol. It is to be aged 12 months in barriques, 30% new. Deep garnet-purple colored, it gives up gregarious notions of baked black cherries, warm blackberries and cassis with hints of pencil lead, camphor and underbrush plus a waft of Sichuan pepper. Full-bodied with bags of black fruit, it has a plush frame and just enough freshness, finishing long and earthy.
About the Producer
The history of Château Lalande Borie is related to the purchase of Château Lagrange, Third Classified Growth in 1855, by the current owners in 1964: the Borie Family. Thus was born the Château Lalande Borie is located in the municipality of Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, along the road of great wines along the estuary of the Gironde. The vineyard, thirty hectares in one piece, located on a gravelly plateau planted with noble grapes having been the subject of a meticulous choice, produces an elegant wine and a great finesse. The grape varieties are composed of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. During the grape harvest, and for the sake of excellence, sorting is done directly in the vineyard thanks to mobile tables avoiding all contact with grapes litigious. The most precious care taken, both in the vineyard and in the vinification or bottling (oenological control, homogeneity of the lots …), the judicious balance between the modern techniques and the respect of the traditions contributed to the notoriety of the believed.
