Dave

9.0

Popped and poured while I prep dinner. Nice medley of red and dark fruit, with bitter tobacco leaf and soil. Well balanced, juicy and chewy and very good.
Listening to Dexter Gordon — 4 months ago

Fabio Franchella

9.2

Superintense in the nose. Torf, rauch, speckig, teerig, leichtenzedernote, viel rückaromen. Nir och dezente dunkelkirschige frucht — 5 months ago

with Xenia

David Koenen

9.5

Liquorice, shoe polish, black cherry, ripe, dark fruit, tannins are fresh with citrus acid and bitters, clean and in the prime of its life. Rich, wide, balanced and deliciously a point. — 6 months ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.4

Still somewhat tight and primary. A dense and masculine Pomerol. Needs more time. — 6 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.0

Juan cortina sulaiman — 8 months ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.0

Hi Everyone. FYI I am now a resident of Miami! Please reach out if you are ever in town!

@Ron R maybe we meet in the. #305?

This wine is somewhat unapproachable. Not much fruit even on the front. There are a few attractive notes (dark chocolate) but it's chopped off, no secondary, no tertiary.

90+ points — 9 months ago

K. Syrah

9.1

2016. Merlot-based Bordeaux. Rich purity of fruit makes it very approachable for a young wine. Firm tannins up front melt into sappy purple fruit. Some minerals and stone but a fairly one-dimensional fruit bomb at this point. $43 at Bottle King. — 5 years ago

Rod Hildebrant

9.0

Very smooth and fruit forward — 10 years ago

with Tom

Neil Shah

9.4

Layers of awesome. — 11 years ago

Pouyan Haidari-Tabrizi

10

OMG!!!!!!! Kavian's BDay!!!!!!! — 13 years ago

Scott Kahn

9.0

A high quality price ratio wine! Very approachable with soft tannins, dark fruit and sundry oak influences that make for a nice wine. This bottle cost less than $30!! — 4 months ago

Ross Bathgate

9.5

Awesome wine. Rich chocolate and truffles from the Merlot and bring astringency from the Cab Franc. Continued to open up over hours. — 5 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

This had a polished, elegant mouthfeel showing red, black fruits, plum, graphite, mocha, spice with floral & tobacco notes. — 5 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Old school style needing some air to show black fruits, plum, cedar, leather, graphite, spice, mocha & sweet tobacco. — 6 months ago

Freddy R. Troya

9.2

Château Garraud – Lalande de Pomerol / 2018
AOC Lalande de Pomerol – Right Bank, Bordeaux, France 🇫🇷

Overview
From the Esnée family estate, this red Bordeaux blend is composed of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. The Garraud vineyards lie just north of Pomerol proper, where gravelly and clay soils echo the region’s reputation for plush yet structured wines.

Aromas & Flavors
Lush black cherry, plum compote, and cassis wrapped in notes of violet, cocoa, and cedar. Subtle graphite and earthy tobacco hints reflect the Cabernet Franc influence.

Mouthfeel
Full-bodied yet polished, with supple tannins and a round mid-palate. Concentrated fruit depth balances with freshness, finishing long and silky with lingering spice.

Food Pairings
Duck breast with cherry glaze, roast lamb, or beef bourguignon. Mushroom risotto, charcuterie, or truffle pasta. Comté, aged Gouda, or Saint-Nectaire.

Verdict
A classic Right Bank profile: generous Merlot fruit framed by Cabernet Franc finesse. Traditional, powerful, and approachable, drinking beautifully now but with the structure to evolve gracefully for another 8–10 years.

Did You Know?
Lalande de Pomerol, though often overshadowed by its famous neighbor Pomerol, offers exceptional value. Many estates here share the same terroir characteristics, producing wines of impressive depth at a fraction of Pomerol’s price tag.

🍷 Personal Pick Highlight: This bottle delivers Right Bank soul without the Pomerol price, rich yet refined, and an excellent “insider’s pick” for Bordeaux lovers. Cheers! — 7 months ago

Roland Fleck

9.1

Great balance. Superb — 5 years ago

Maciej Kurka

9.4

Living LARGE — 8 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.7

Drinks a like mature classically styled Napa-wine. Like Dominus. — 9 years ago

Quynh Ly

9.1

Very nice wine ! — 10 years ago

Nino Milenkovski

9.1

Dusty as my grandfather basement!Love it!! — 12 years ago

Richard Adams

9.3

Very nice balance and in it’s perfect window at age 17. Red fruits punctuated with loamy earth tones, nice acidity and a long finish. — 4 months ago

Tom Garland

9.4

First meeting of monthly wine group and everyone came to play.

Nose: areomatics draw you in with ripe dark fruit, floral, forest floor, truffles. Taste: Elegant, silky, balanced wine with cherry, smoke, toast, earth, and a medium plus plum/cedar/chocolate finish. YUM!! — 5 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.0

Showing more sweet cacao than other examples of this wine I’ve tasted. Losing some vibrancy as well. Still enjoyable but probably not for long. — 6 months ago

with Sarah

Jacob Ramsey

9.4

2024 - Pittsburg - Sohan, Courtney, Tia — 6 months ago

Rob Brobst III

9.4

@Paul T HB A wine with lovely depth of fruit and ripeness, yet always refined and integrated with ripe fruit, fresh acidity and a long and satisfying finish. It needs another 5 years. I decanted for an hour. 🤷🏽‍♂️✌🏼🍷😊 — 8 months ago

Sagee Aran

9.4

We have tasted three vintages., the 2019, 2010 and the 2015.
The 2019 was closed with no expressive attributes. The 2010, although was from a more matured vintage was surprisingly powerful however the tannins overwhelmed all other nuances ( probably needs some hours of decanting).
The 2015was at its peak. A complex and developing wine. With each tasting there are new aromas, fruit, barrel, maturation and the palate is strong, balanced with a lengthy finish — 8 months ago

Pooneet K

9.1

Very nice pomerol. We normally stick to the left bank - but this was delicious. Quite refined even for a somewhat lesser year. Pretty ready to go out of the bottle. Nice pairing with steaks at Minetta Tavern. — 5 years ago

Philippe Dupuis

9.2

Elegance. A 5-7 years cellaring will make this one the perfect Christmas wine #sample — 9 years ago

Nick Dor

9.4

Super nice classic Pomerol and the year..... Amazing! Had it with cassoulet and paella — 10 years ago

Nick Adams

9.5

1981. Smooth, sweet, full — 11 years ago