Chateau L'Ecuyer2022
RED WINE
- Producer
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Blend
10% Cabernet Franc
90% Merlot - Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Pomerol
- UPC 8 73964 000658
Reviews
James Suckling 93
Rich, fresh black cherries, plums, dark chocolate and roasted spices with a piquant twist of wasabi and fine herbs. Plump and medium-bodied on the palate, this has chalky tannins and a long, juicy finish. Already delicious but can hold.
by ZS, James Suckling , 2024
Jeb Dunnuck 93
From an estate that was purchased by the Laborde family of Chateau Clinet in 2022, the 2022 Chateau Lecuyer comes from vines in the Clinet sector of Pomerol and is based on 75% Merlot, with the balance Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, which is slightly more Cabernet than in past vintages. This beautiful Pomerol has considerable elegance and purity, as well as classy notes of gravelly earth, leather, chocolate, and both red and black fruit. I love its overall balance, and it's medium-bodied, with a juicy, lively style and outstanding length. It's already drinking nicely today yet will evolve gracefully over the coming 15 years.
by JD, Jeb Dunnuck , 2025
Vinous Media 90
The 2022 Lecuyer, vinified at Chateau Clinet after Ronan Laborde acquired the property, has a light nose with macerated red cherry, black plum and violet touches. It just needs a bit more "attack." The palate is gentle, caressing and medium-bodied with light tannins. This is not a complex Pomerol, but it slips down the throat with ease. There will be better to come from this estate under Ronan Laborde, but this is a decent opening to his account.
by NM, Vinous Media , 2025
Technical Details
Tasting notes
Nice fruit forward Pomerol with loads of Merlot fruit and a delightful perfumed element to it. A rich & powerful wine with good balance with a bouquet of black current, mint and pretty earthy tones. It comes from a highly respected small seven-acre vineyard located in the heart of Pomerol. This wine is always a crowd pleaser and great for this price range. Great with a wide range of dishes including lamb chops, roasts and chicken.Vinification
Vibrating sorting table.Vinification by plots.
Entire vinification process in small 400 liter oak barrels for a total of 4 weeks.
Whole bunch cold pre-fermentation maceration at 12°C for 5 days to extract aromas and hot post-fermentation maceration to concentrate fruit
Malolactic fermentation in 100% new “fine grain” French oak barrels from Baron, followed by 12 months of aging.
Racking off the lees after 6 months.
No fining and no filtering.
Viticulture
3 hectares of vineyards. 1 hectare is planted on the famous Pomerol plateau on limestone and gravel over an iron pad. 2 hec-tares are planted in the heart of Pomerol near the area known as Bourg Neuf on a sandy topsoil and deep limestone subsoil.Blend: 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc.
5 years 15%-30 years 15%- 40+ years 55%
High density plantings of 5,500 vines/hectare.
Traditional soil ploughing on the limestone/gravel plateau and grass growing between rows on the sandy plots.
Rigorous pruning with leaf thinning in July and green harvest in August.
Manual harvest with a rigorous sorting in the vineyards.