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St Julien Bordeaux Château Lalande-Borie was created almost entirely in 1970 by the purchase from a 3rd growth of a 30-hectare parcel of land in the Saint-Julien appellation. Important work was undertaken in preparing the parcels of land and the vineyard was only planted after a very meticulous choice of grapes and the graft-stock to be used had been made. With a fairly pronounced relief which ensures excellent drainage, the soil is composed of deep layer of large-grain gravel. The name “Lalande-Borie” is taken from the name of the parcel on the land-register and the name of a great winegrowing family, settled in Médoc for over a century, and owners of prestigious growths: Ducru-Beaucaillou, Grand-Puy-Lacoste and Haut-Batailley. Mr. Jean-Eugène Borie and his son François-Xavier manage the estate. The wines of Lalande-Borie are made and aged using the same techniques, the same treatment and in the same spirit as those of the other Borie family estates. The winemaking buildings were completely renovated in 1982 so that the cellars and fermentation-room allow optimal vinification to be carried out. In just a few years, château Lalande-Borie has acquired a very good reputation. It produces fleshy wines full of aromatic savour, tannic but not to excess which show the balance and elegance typical of Saint-Julien. |
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