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Château Prieuré Lalande Red
Château Prieuré Lalande is one of the most reliable wines in the Lussac-Saint-Émilion appellation. Ideally situated on a clay-limestone rise in Lussac, this estate benefits from the expertise of a team focused on producing wines of the same complexity and quality as the great châteaux of nearby Saint-Émilion.
Wine style
Soft and Sensual
Grape blend
Merlot 65% / Cabernet Franc 30% / Cabernet sauvignon 5%
Weather
Temperatures were much higher than average from February to June, with much less rainfall than usual. There were already signs of drought at the end of Spring.
Tasting Comment
Appearance
Lovely colour, both deep and brilliant.
Nose
The complex, intense and attractive bouquet features red fruit and vanilla nuances.
Mouth
In fact, the enticing nose makes one impatient to drink the wine, which rewards the taster with rich, full-bodied tannin. This is a vinous, natural wine with a long fruity aftertaste. It could use a few more months for the tannic texture to become a little more polished, at which time it will be on a par with fine wines from the neighbouring Saint-Emilion appellation. It is extremely well-suited to regional dishes such as eel in red wine, black pudding, or Languedoc-style aubergines.
Consumption period
2013 - 2019
Our suggestions
White meats
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Game
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vegetables
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Cheese |
Salads |
Red meats
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Ground
Soil
On a clay-limestone shelf with about 1 meter of clay on the surface. At the foot of the hills, clay-siliceous soil with light sand.
Winemaking
Grape harvest
Machine harvest with sorting and selection at the winery.
Others
Plant food
Traditional, limited impact.
Plant density
6,000 vines per hectare.
Wine average age
32 years old
Grape variety
Merlot / Cabernet Franc / Cabernet Sauvignon.
Pruning type
Double guyot
Fermentation
In stainless-steel temperature-controlled tanks. Approximately 3 weeks (subject to vintage and ripeness of tannins)
Fermentation temperature
28 to 30°C
Malolactic
Yes
Wine maturing
For 12 months in oak barrels (25% new) with racking each trimester.
Wine montage
Eggwhites
Maturing potential
Begins to open up after 2 to 3 years, will age 10 to 12 years.
Recipes
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