Chateau la Chenade 2025

James Suckling: A focused and textural blend of 85% merlot and 15% cabernet franc with plenty of precision and freshness. Blue fruit and some peppercorns on the nose, following through to a medium body with chalky tannins. Vivid and flavorful, with a long, grainy finish."

Vinum: Leicht reduktiv, öffnet sich mit Luft rasch, viel Kräuterwürze, Brombeeren, Cassisgelée, steinig unterlegt; strukturierter Gaumen, druckvoll, mit Frische und sehr guter Struktur, die Tannine sind massiv, von sehr hoher Qualität, knackig, langanhaltend, sehr salin. Braucht etwas Reife, hohes Niveau!"

Jeb Dunnuck: Always the more pleasure-bent, forward, and supple release from this Lalande-de-Pomerol estate, the 2025 La Chenade sports a deep purple hue as well as a beautiful nose of black plums, blue fruits, graphite, and chocolate, and it has an almost Pomerol-like vibe. It's ripe and medium to full-bodied on the palate, with a round, supple mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and tons of charm."

Lisa Perrotti-Brown: Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2025 La Chenade bursts with bold notes of ripe plums and black cherries, followed by hints of tar, wild sage, and forest floor. The medium-bodied palate delivers energetic black fruit with very fine-grained tannins and great tension, finishing long and earthy. The blend is 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc. The alcohol is 13.5%. It is aging in French oak barrels, 40% new."

Decanter: Smooth and juicy, clean and clear with a lovely balance and harmony between chalky red fruit and cool, fresh acidity with super fine tannins. Elegant and accessible, a really easy wine to approach here with a less-is-more take. Nothing pushed or overdone. Chaptalised one plot. 85m, 15cf. 13.5%. A yield of 32hl/ha. Ageing 40% new oak"

The Wine Cellar Insider: Spearmint, flowers, spice, and red fruits form the character here in the nose, and on the sweet, soft, and fruity, medium-bodied, plummy, black raspberry, and cocoa filled palate. The wine is going to ready-to-go on release, and should provide pleasure for a decade or so after that. Produced from 85% Merlot, with 15% Cabernet Franc, 13.5% ABV. Drink from 2028-2038."