Château Garraud Lalande de Pomerol 2022

High volume tannins, needs to soften over ageing, tight black fruits with edges of bitter chocolate, a little drying on the finish, although attractive rosemary and clove spices give personlity and impact. Stephane Derenoncourt consultant. 25% new oak, the rest across older barrels and cement vat, owned by Family Esnée, bought a few years ago from the Nony family of Franc Mayne.