Wine from Lalande De Pomerol

jamessuckling.com, 93 points: Fragrant and spicy, ripe and juicy with a ton of crushed berry character. The generous, supple tannins nicely support the full body and long, silky finish. Drink or hold.

jamessuckling.com, 95 points: The fragrant, crushed berry and violet character leaps out of the glass at you. But this has serious muscularity, a generous tannin structure with great polish and refinement and a finish that pumps out the flavors...

Vinous, 92 points: The 2014 Les Cruzelles has a simple bouquet, tertiary in style, woodland scents intermixed and perhaps dominating the fruit underneath. The palate is medium-bodied with dry tannin, chewy in the mouth at first although it...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: The estate's luxury cuvee the spectacular 2010 Le Bourg (made from yields of 19 hectoliters per hectare and composed of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc) is one of the finest Lalande de Pomerols I have ever tasted. All...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: Chateau Chambrun is emerging as a worthy competitor to what is generally considered to be the finest wine of the appellation La Fleur de Bouard. Cropped at 21 hectoliters per hectare and made from a final blend of 94%...

jamessuckling.com, 92 points: Attractive nose with violets and milk chocolate. Wild raspberries and dark sweet cherries. Very good fruit on the palate with a wonderful soft texture and good length. Pure and very fruity with soft, finely knit tannins...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 90 points: A big-time sleeper of the vintage from proprietor Silvio Denz, this sensational 2011 transcends the vintage as well as the reputation of the appellation. It exhibits a dense ruby/purple color along with plenty of...

jamessuckling.com, 92 points: Lots of iron, fresh wood and blueberries. Some strawberries, menthol and eucalyptus. Full and quite intense on the palate with juicy acidity and good length. Nice texture but firm tannins need to be resolved over time...

jamessuckling.com, 93 points: This shows plenty of wet earth and blueberry and black-olive character. Full body, fine and round tannins and a juicy finish. Hot stones and gravel. Intense. Yes. Drink now or hold.

Wine Spectator, 90 points: Impressive aromas of raw meat and fresh fruit with hints of smoke. Full-bodied and very velvety with a long caressing finish and ripe fruit. Super. Serious wine for the money. Best after 2007. 5000 cases made.

Wine Spectator, 90 points: Loads of meat spice berry and black currant on the nose with a hint of vanilla. Full-bodied with solid fruit mineral-coated tannins and an intense finish. Best after 2007. 3750 cases made. –JS

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: A gorgeously dense ruby/purple-colored wine, the 2005 La Fleur de Boüard is a blend of 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged nearly 20 months in new oak. A big wine (14% alcohol), it is rich...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 91 points: At present this estate is the reference point for high quality wines from Lalande de Pomerol. The basic cuvee from proprietor Hubert de Bouard and his wife Corinne the 2006 La Fleur de Bouard is composed of 80% Merlot 15%...