Directly north of the famous Pomerol region, the Lalande-de-Pomerol appellation adjoins and can therefore be considered a kind of "satellite" of Pomerol. However, the wines do not reach the level of the icons from Pomerol.
Nevertheless, a first-class Lalande-de-Pomerol can certainly equal the lesser Pomerol AC wines.
In recent years the region has become one of the up-and-coming, especially since the wines here can offer affordable alternatives to the much more expensive growths of their neighbour. However, most of the châteaux are very small, cultivating barely more than four hectares.
With a climate comparable to the famous region to the south, the soils however are far less uniform. Only in the south and east do you find that strongly clayey soil on which the three vines for the famous Pomerol wines stand. Towards the west, it becomes increasingly sandy, and in the north and northeast, towards the Montagne Saint-Émilion region, it has a growing proportion of gravel.
Approximately 1,000 hectares are under vines, with Merlot accounting for the lion's share. The provenance of Lalande-de-Pomerol is reserved exclusively for red wines; white wine grapes are not grown here at all.
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