Château Tournefeuille Lalande de Pomerol

Description

Château Tournefeuille Lalande de Pomerol is considered typical of the classic wine of the Lalande de Pomerol region, a blend of mainly Merlot with Cabernet Franc. I have both the 2017 and 2019 vintages in stock.

In 2017 the blend of Chateau Tournefeuille is 74% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Franc and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon has been added to boost the structure as the vintage was a little cooler. The wine has lovely red berry and cassis aromas with a floral note on the nose – if it appears a little closed on the nose at first, decant it or give the wine in your glass a good swirl. The wine feels silky smooth in the mouth and tastes of dense mature black fruit flavours plus some mineral notes and it is developing more savoury and coconut notes as it ages. The texture is divine, a very elegant and balanced wine.

Château Tournefeuille Lalande de Pomerol 2019 has gone back to the classic blend for Pomerol and Lalande de Pomerol, roughly two thirds Merlot and one third Cabernet Franc; the warm weather that year meant that Cabernet Sauvignon was not required to add structure and that riper black fruit aromas and flavours dominate.

Situated on the Pomerol / Lalande de Pomerol border with Château Pétrus just across the river Barbanne, Château Tournefeuille benefits from a hill-top position and the best clay and gravel soils of the region. This means its Lalande de Pomerol is powerful and its tannins soft. Run by the Petit family the Château practises sustainable agriculture including traditional ploughing and manual harvesting. The vines range from 10 to over 60 years’ old.