Anson: Lalande-de-Pomerol 2015 horizontal

<p>This is an extremely enjoyable wine with a lovely sweetness to the fruit. Blackberry and bramble fruits combine with some gentle spice alongside tannins that...

There’s not quite the depth of flavour here that the L'Ambroisie had, with touches of caramel through the mid-palate, against liquorice and black cherry fruit....

<p>This is an enjoyable wine with a pretty deep expression of blackberry and bilberry fruit which is nicely balanced &ndash; ripe without being too much...

This is a special bottling from Château Garraud, something that you see more and more regularly in Lalande-de-Pomerol. They do a good job here of...

<p>This is a little more rustic than their special bottling - less polished but with more freshness and floral aromatics running through it. There is...

This is an excellent wine I strongly recommend trying. It has real depth of expression combining deep layers of black brambly fruits with complex touches...

<p>This has confident, sweet fruit and well-finessed tannins that are fully ripe and very much in the gourmet expression of the vintage. Bottled at Le...

<p>This is a Pomerol pretender as many of the best Lalandes are with polished coffee beans and chocolate to round out the berry fruits. There&rsquo;s...

This is enjoyable – the same owner at Chambrun - this is less polished, even a touch rustic at first, but it settles in the...

The Cabernet comes through pretty strongly here with blackberry and black cherry dark fruits alongside traces of fresh mint – all of which are well...

This has gorgeous brambly fruit on the nose which straight off feels like a well-made and polished wine. The heat is a little apparent though...

<p>This is excellent quality and among the best of the line-up. There is an impressive balance of flavours combining brambly fruits with gentle smoked almonds...

<p>There is a slight reductive quality on the first nose, and this is a little underpowered, although there is soft black cherry fruit with redcurrant...

This is unfussy with good quality fruit – an enjoyable wine from owner Sebastien Petit that is well balanced, easy to drink and ready to...

<p>This is good quality with tight dark fruits, cassis and bilberry, layered with chocolate but the oak holds back from being overly sweet or toasted,...

This majors on dark fruits and is well balanced, juicy, easy to drink and very much ready to go at four years old. It’s measured...

Owner Pascal Chatonnet refers to this cuvée as his ‘trilogy’ of grape varieties from the oldest vines on the estate and it really does stand...

This is good quality with plenty to enjoy here. There’s a touch of reduction, giving a whiff of wheel-spin smoke which takes a minute to...

This is a little rustic – it has a gentle charm with a lovely juicy finish, and the red cherry fruits of a classic Lalande....

<p>Floral aromatics on the nose here, this is a quality wine with clear polish and a kick of sexy oak use without going overboard. It...

Jeff Berrouet makes the wine at this property, and it is one of the best in the line-up. There’s a clear depth to the expression...

<p>With 46ha of clay gravels, Ch&acirc;teau Siaurac is one of biggest properties in N&eacute;ac, owned by Artemis Estates. There&rsquo;s no question that this is one...

From a great location in Néac, just over the border from Pomerol near to La Fleur Petrus. It has tight but rippling tannins and feels...

<p>This starts well with clear body and depth on the attack but is a little disappointing in the length. It doesn&#39;t quite carry through as...

This is an enticing cuvée that is really enjoyable. It’s packed full of blueberries and is an easy one to recommend. There’s great freshness without...

This is one to savour, packed full of black cherry and dark chocolate alongside hints of truffle and clear peppery spice. It’s very well rounded...

<p>This is packed full of well-worked, dark black fruits which show good quality alongside clear spice. You can tell this is from a warm vintage...

The Tapon family makes wine from just 1.4ha of vines in Néac on powerful gravel over clay soils. They have teased out a fresh and...

This is very good and unfussy with dark fruits that are rich and well balanced and not trying too hard. This feels enjoyable and relaxed...

This has juicy, sweet black fruit, not hugely complex but certainly accessible and enjoyable. A clove edges suggests barrel ageing which is perhaps a little...

This is clearly a more serious and impressive wine than most in the line-up, packed with liquorice and black chocolate but also hazelnut, Nutella, black...