Château de Chambrun

2019 Lalande-de-Pomerol AOC Le Bourg

Right on the fault line between Pomerol and Lalande-de-Pomerol lies a small, easily overlooked parcel called Le Bourg, but the map only tells half the story. What matters here is what sits beneath the surface. The vineyard rests on that rare blue-tinged clay seam that made nearby Château Pétrus legendary. The clay builds that slow, enveloping depth Merlot lovers chase, while the gravel pulls everything into focus, lifting the aromatics and tightening the frame. It is one of those quiet, privileged sites that rewards anyone paying close attention.

In the cellar, they treat it accordingly. Fermentation happens in wooden vats, with long macerations that build texture without pushing too hard. The barrels are exceptional but used with restraint, framing the wine rather than dressing it up. Production is microscopic. This is the estate’s mic-drop wine: electric, serious, and just a little thrilling.
France
Red
Biodynamic Wine

Region:  Lalande-de-Pomerol, Bordeaux

Appellation:  Lalande-de-Pomerol AOC

Varietal/Blend:  100% Merlot

ABV:  14.5%

Vineyard & Vine Age: The grapes come from a 0.87-hectare parcel with ~53-year-old vines planted at 6,500/ha. Soils are clay-gravel with layers of clay and iron oxide in the subsoil. The vines are organically farmed with carefully managed cover crops of cereals and legumes, and regular soil work.

Cellar: Harvested entirely by hand, the grapes are received by gravity and sorted on a densimetric table. Fermentation takes place in French oak barrels using poly-yeast management. The wine is aged 24 months in six carefully selected, 100% new French oak barrels.

CSPC:  141584

Winemakers Note: 

What the Critics are saying: 

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Château de Chambrun
2019 Lalande-de-Pomerol AOC Le Bourg

Region:  Lalande-de-Pomerol, Bordeaux

Appellation:  Lalande-de-Pomerol AOC

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France
Red
Biodynamic Wine
Right on the fault line between Pomerol and Lalande-de-Pomerol lies a small, easily overlooked parcel called Le Bourg, but the map only tells half the story. What matters here is what sits beneath the surface. The vineyard rests on that rare blue-tinged clay seam that made nearby Château Pétrus legendary. The clay builds that slow, enveloping depth Merlot lovers chase, while the gravel pulls everything into focus, lifting the aromatics and tightening the frame. It is one of those quiet, privileged sites that rewards anyone paying close attention.

In the cellar, they treat it accordingly. Fermentation happens in wooden vats, with long macerations that build texture without pushing too hard. The barrels are exceptional but used with restraint, framing the wine rather than dressing it up. Production is microscopic. This is the estate’s mic-drop wine: electric, serious, and just a little thrilling.

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  100% Merlot

ABV:  14.5%

Vineyard:  The grapes come from a 0.87-hectare parcel with ~53-year-old vines planted at 6,500/ha. Soils are clay-gravel with layers of clay and iron oxide in the subsoil. The vines are organically farmed with carefully managed cover crops of cereals and legumes, and regular soil work.

Cellar: Harvested entirely by hand, the grapes are received by gravity and sorted on a densimetric table. Fermentation takes place in French oak barrels using poly-yeast management. The wine is aged 24 months in six carefully selected, 100% new French oak barrels.

CSPC:  141584

Winemakers Note: 

What the Critics are saying: 

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Lalande-de-Pomerol, Bordeaux

Appellation:  Lalande-de-Pomerol AOC

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Varietal/Blend:  100% Merlot

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

Ageing: 

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  14.5%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  141584

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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