{"title":"Chateau Siaurac","description":"Lalande-de-Pomerol (LdP) is not the same as Pomerol. It's an adjacent appellation, but with sandier soils and less of the clay\/gravel\/iron combination that makes Pomerol so special. This makes for wines that are accessible when young, but without the potential for true greatness.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHowever, one part of LdP – the part that directly abuts Pomerol, in the commune of Néac – has soils that are very similar to Pomerol’s. Here there is more clay, more gravel, and even some iron. This is where Siaurac’s vines are located. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe potential for greatness was always there. 20 years ago, the wines were delicious, for sure, but not at the level that they could attain. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow that has changed. Château Latour — the great traditionalist making first growth Bordeaux in Pauillac — took over in 2014. They converted the vineyard (it’s a single-vineyard château) to organics and biodynamics. They injected care and respect (but hardly any new oak) into the cellar. Quality has soared.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/sf.flatiron-wines.com\/collections\/chateau-siaurac.oembed","provider":"Flatiron SF","version":"1.0","type":"link"}