Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

1990 vintage. Low neck fill. Opened with a Durand but not decanted. Cork 45% saturated but in good shape. Both darker color and slightly less sediment than expected. Secondary and tertiary nose but (still!!??) some primary and ripe cherry and plum flavors in the front and mid-palates. Consistent palate push without any potholes, gaps or regrets. Phenomenal tobacco and fudge notes in the caboose. Based on this baddy, can hold steady for another 5-6 years before a scoring recalibration. Not the biggest Pomerol fan but this didn’t suck. 3.20.26 — 4 months 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!! — 5 months ago

Fabio Franchella

9.2

Superintense in the nose. Torf, rauch, speckig, teerig, leichtenzedernote, viel rückaromen. Nir och dezente dunkelkirschige frucht — 7 months ago

with Xenia

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. — 7 months ago

with Sarah

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! — 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

Maciej Kurka

9.4

Living LARGE — 8 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

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

Atherton Wine Imports 2026 tasting at République, Los Angeles. 2022 vintage. Medium-medium heavy body. This was like a home-cooked holiday dinner. What to load the plate up with first? So much good stuff. Tons of fruit and tannins and already showing great balance even though it just started walking. Resto cost? That’s the best part. $38 a btl. Sign me up. 3.18.26. — 4 months ago

Jan Dekker

9.2

Surprisingly good👌🏻 — 5 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!! — 6 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

This had a polished, elegant mouthfeel showing red, black fruits, plum, graphite, mocha, spice with floral & tobacco notes. — 7 months ago

Jacob Ramsey

9.4

2024 - Pittsburg - Sohan, Courtney, Tia — 7 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. 🤷🏽‍♂️✌🏼🍷😊 — 9 months ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.2

Very nice. Classic and drinking well now. — a year ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.7

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

John W

9.0

On the nose is blueberry, plum and dark berries and dark cherry. On the palate medium body, soft tannins, and currant which fades into a very long, nice blueberry finish. — 11 years ago

Nino Milenkovski

9.1

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

Anthony De Blasi

9.4

Confirming my orevious bottle 1,5 years ago. In an excellent phase, medium to full bodied. Nice! — 4 months ago

Neal Krishna Devaraj

9.1

This 21 year old wine took some time to open up but once it did it was great — 4 months ago

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 — 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. — 7 months ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.4

Still somewhat tight and primary. A dense and masculine Pomerol. Needs more time. — 8 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.0

Juan cortina sulaiman — 9 months ago

Roland Fleck

9.1

Great balance. Superb — 5 years 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