est un vin de bouche intense et dominée par la mûre, alliant souplesse et intensité aromatique, de robe brillante. 

«Au premier nez, des parfums intenses de boisé ; à l’aération, des fleurs (pivoine) et des fruits. Le merrain reste bien présent dans une bouche appréciée pour sa souplesse, ses tanins ronds et ses tonalités épicées (gingembre). Un beau classique équilibré et bien typé.»

" Cet important domaine familial présente ici sa cuvée principale. Le bouquet fin se montre déjà expressif. On y trouve des fruits confis, du cacao et de l'amande grillée. La bouche savoureuse et fruitée développe des tanins boisés, goûteux et élégants. Agréable dès aujourd'hui, cette bouteille gagnera à vieillir un peu."

Château des Moines – Cuvée Prestige 2005 : Combining Merlot (72%), with the two Cabernets and a touch of Malbec, this 2005 appears in an elegant Bordeaux robe. The expressive bouquet, still a little dominated by the toast and mocha of the ageing process, nevertheless reveals fruit in the background. On the fleshy palate, fruit and oak are again in evidence, accompanied by still-fresh tannins. A crisp, pleasant and well-balanced ensemble, which will refine in the course of time (allow two or three years).

High in the classification, and amply merited. A family business for several generations of 20ha, of which 1.3ha are in Bordeaux. Traditional methods (ploughing, inter-row grassing…), modern wine-making techniques (pneumatic press, temperature regulation, sorting table, vibrator….), a mixture of grape varieties (72% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc and 3% Malbec), all contribute to this Lalande-de-Pomerol Cuvée Prestige 2008, aged in new oak, full-bodied, with a deep ruby colour, complex nose of fruit and spice, supple, well-balanced tannins, a wine which should be kept for some time. If there is any left, get hold of the charming 2006, a wine of great flesh, full-bodied, well coloured, with a nose dominated by aromas of humus and red fruit, full and fat on the palate. The Cuvée Tradition 2007, presents delicate aromas of preserved fruit and of undergrowth, is rich in colour and matter, with rounded tannins well in evidence, a lovely wine, full-bodied and supple at the same time. Excellent 2006, ruby colour, classic palate, sustained structure, firm and persistent, rich and aromatic, with ripe tannins.

This Lalande-de-Pomerol Cuvée Prestige 2005 is a most promising wine : well matured in new oak, dense, very rich and aromatic, (cherries, undergrowth), well-coloured and fleshy, with tannins at once firm and tasty. The 2004, with a complex nose dominated by ripe fruit and spices, well-balanced, is another fine wine, rich, splendid mouth feel, beautifully developed. The 2003 is aromatically rich, with a fine structure of considerable elegance, revealing notes of fruit, cinnamon and humus, very well balanced both on the nose and the palate, a wine that deserves a little patience. Tasty 2001, drinking particularly well at present, very classic, with a nose of blackcurrants, full-bodied on the palate thanks to tannins combining silkiness with power, drink with well-spiced dishes. The Cuvée Tradition 2005 is more supple but still robust, thoroughly typical, a wine at once fleshy and round, full of aroma, mouth-filling, with an intense colour and aromas of cooked fruit and spices on the finish.