Winemaker Notes
As a subtle and balanced wine, the Chateau Lalande Mausse can be enjoyed either young or after a few years ageing.
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Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Rich and well balanced, this wine is generous with blackberry fruits. It has density and concentration, while acidity gives the wine an impressive freshness for its alcohol. Drink from 2026.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2019 Château Lalande Mausse is an excellent example of a Right Bank wine. TASTING NOTES: This shows black fruits, excellent presence on the palate, and mild tannins. Pair it with slow-cooked lamb shanks. (Tasted: April 21, 2024, San Francisco, CA)
One of the world’s most classic and popular styles of red wine, Bordeaux-inspired blends have spread from their homeland in France to nearly every corner of the New World. Typically based on either Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot and supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, the best of these are densely hued, fragrant, full of fruit and boast a structure that begs for cellar time. Somm Secret—Blends from Bordeaux are generally earthier compared to those from the New World, which tend to be fruit-dominant.
Home of the very first remarkable Right Bank wines, dating back to the 1730s, Fronsac and Canon-Fronsac actually retained more fame than Pomerol well into the 19th century. Today these wines represent some of Bordeaux’s best hidden gems.
Fronsac is a very small region at an unusually high elevation compared to other Bordeaux appellations. Its vineyards unroll along the oak-dotted hills bordering the river’s edge, making it perhaps Bordeaux’s prettiest and most majestic countryside.
Merlot covers 60% of the vineyard acreage; the rest of the vines are Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. The Fronsac and Canon-Fronsac appellations are limited to the higher land where soils are predominantly limestone and sandstone. Lower vineyards along the Dordogne River mainly qualify for Bordeaux AOC status
The best Fronsac are deeply concentrated in ripe red and black berry; they have a solid mineral backbone and are rich and plush on the finish.