romo

9.5

It’s nice to be born just inside of a great vintage across Europe. Sound and fim, still. at Laurelhurst — 2 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

1986 vintage. 5 bottles tasted for a 1986 vintage BDX dinner @ Mister A's-San Diego. This was up against other 1986's Pichon-Lalande, Beychevelle, Gruaud-Larose, Montrose and Cos. Double decanted and tasted over 5 hours. Respectable sed. Effin pop and pour now. Right right now. The clear winner. So good with balance and enough fruit without having to reach or rationalize. If you're not able to access for 7-10 years, you should be okay. Delicious. 3.14.24. — 2 years ago

Kim watt

9.8

2018 green apple, lemon and slight stone. Very nice. — 4 years ago

Russ W

9.0

“Moochas schmoochas” - Calvin & Hobbes — 6 years ago

with Krystal

Bryan Boucher

9.0

Nose on this bursts right out of the bottle. Big white stone fruit with nice a balance of mineral acidity. — 6 years ago

Henry Weissmann

9.0

Not a perfect bottle — 7 years ago

Melinda Hoffman

8.9

12$ fruité, généreux, soyeux. très abordable — 8 years ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.2

Solid provenance and storage while aging. Tertiary notes but still some primary fruit left. #stjulien — 8 months ago

Breon Jones

9.3

So easy and crisp! This was really fun — a year ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.2

Well stored bottle, No problems whatsoever Dark web info, Chateau Lalande Borie is a relatively new estate in the Medoc. The vineyard was initially created when the Borie family purchased 18 hectares of vines from Chateau Lagrange in 1970. To that, they added 12 more hectares of vines from various other growers, some of which needed planting.

Things changed with the 2018 vintage when the estate was renamed Le Petit Ducru.

Chateau Lalande Borie Vineyards, Terroir, Grapes, Winemaking

The 25-hectare, Left Bank vineyard is planted to 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc. The vineyard has a terroir of gravel and clay soils. The clay in the soil is part of the reason that today, you find more Merlot in the vineyard. Previously the Cabernet Sauvignon occupied 65% of the vineyard makeup.

The vineyard is well placed in the western part of the St. Julien appellation. It is situated inland, not too far from Chateau Lagrange, Chateau Talbot, and Chateau Gruaud Larose. The vineyard is planted to a vine density of 8,500 vines per hectare.


Read more at:https://www.thewinecellarinsider.com/bordeaux-wine-producer-profiles/bordeaux/st-julien/chateau-lalande-borie-st-julien-bordeaux-wine/ — 3 years ago

James Hibbert

9.0

Full bodied & spicy. Intense berries & tobacco. Excellent wine — 6 years ago

Vijay Parikh

9.0

Engaging with notes of cherry and olives. A bit simple with short finish but very accessible wine. Opened and poured after about 15 minutes of air — 7 years ago

Stacey Ryan

9.2

Stacey had this 8 years ago

with Kim

Mark Versteden

9.6

2014 prachtig geouderd met frambois, blauwe bes, bosgrond, champignons, tabak, drop, zoethout, witte paper, thijm en eiken. Mooie medium plus body. — 7 months ago

Joe Christenson

9.2

Delightful. Lemon peel and clean mineral. The finish lasts longer than expected and it’s super clean. Pairs beautifully with seafood and would work equally well as a warm weather white on its own. Looking forward to drinking this again. — 3 years ago

Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

9.1

Back label on this 2021 bottling identifies Saint Laurent as the varietal and claims "the wine is part of the project 'Primi Vini' for grapes that ripen early, enabling the wine to be put on the market earlier. I don't know if this means it is a Nouveau style/carbonic maceration or just refers to the precociousness of the variety.
Inky purple. Boisterously fruity nose with a crushable balance that invites another sip. YUM. — 3 years ago

Richard Portes

9.2

17.5. Decanted. Still, even better second day. Big wine, on nose and palate. Great fruit, not showing much age 21 years on. — 6 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.0

Habrard st jo 16. Private note.

A bit of ripe trash on the nose. Actually quite nasty.

Palate is good. Fresh medium cherry fruit. Nice texture. — 6 years ago

Andrew G

9.2

Dark cherry Merlot/Cab blend with a crisp structure, rich tannins and notes of mint and carmel. Beautiful Canadian wine. Second wine of Osoyoos Larose, from the same producer of Saint Julien’s Chateau Gruaud Larose in Bordeaux. — 8 years ago

Sarah Meehan

8.9

Clay, pepper, Gamay — 8 years ago