Pomerol & Lalande de Pomerol

Chateau La Pervenche is arguably a more romantic name than the translation into English - it is hard to know how seriously people would take Chateau Blue Periwinkle - but this is a super Bordeaux bargain. Although quite...(read more)

Lovely suave feel. Super gloss to the well ripened fruit. Impressive power and grandeur. There is great energy to this, but it is not just playful there's a surprisingly serious feel - really impressive. 90% Merlot, 10%...(read more)

Interesting much more purple and brighter colour than nearly all the other Pomerols this year, though not massively deep (ie just not opaquely black at the centre). Nose restrained but high-toned red fruit. Warm and ripe...(read more)

Denis Durantou was keen to say that this is not just a classic vintage, but a return to ‘normal’ after several vintages of extremes - the yield is close to a long term average - and this is again a vintage of blending -...(read more)