Appellations

Bourgneuf 2017

Pomerol, -

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Tasting Notes

The 2017 Bourgneuf is dark, pliant and juicy, with a bit more ripeness and textural breadth than is the norm for this cru. Plum, mocha and spice add to the wine's dark personality. The 2017 is not especially complex, but it will drink well with minimal cellaring. Tasted two times.

Score: 87 - 89 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Date: 01 May 2018

The 2017 Bourgneuf feels a little simple on the nose compared to the 2015 and 2016: dark berry fruit, and earthy notes are maybe just missing a bit of flair. The palate is smooth on the entry with soft tannin, quite pure in style with cranberry and blackcurrant fruit mixed with truffle and smoke towards the finish. Not bad, but perhaps just let down a little by the aromatics at the moment. Tasted twice with consistent notes.

Score: 87 - 89 Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2021-2029 Date: 01 May 2018

A final blend of 90% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Franc, the 2017 Bourgneuf is deep garnet-purple in color with a nose of red and black plums, cassis and black soil with hints of cigar box and wild thyme. Medium-bodied, fine-grained and refreshing in the mouth with beautiful fruit and earth layers, it finishes with a fragrant lift.

Score: 91 - 93 Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Date: 27 April 2018

Deep purplish crimson. Dusty, lightly spiced and deep in rich, dark-red fruit. Firm, deep-pile texture, smooth and full-fruited initially but dies away a little on the chocolate-textured finish.

Score: 16 Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2022-2027 Date: 25 April 2018

The 2017 Château Bourgneuf is made from 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc that's all from the 9 hectares of gravel, clay, iron-rich soils of the estate. Inky purple-colored with gorgeous notes of cassis, violets, gravelly minerality, and herbal/underbrush nuances, this beauty is medium to full-bodied, has ripe, building tannin, solid mid-palate depth, and a great finish. It's a beautiful, elegant, classy Pomerol that’s going to keep for 15+ years.

Score: 90 - 92 Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com Date: 23 April 2018

Juicy and friendly, delivering bright cassis and raspberry coulis flavors laced with savory and mineral notes. The fruit drives nicely through the finish, which is extended by fresh acidity.

Score: 91 - 94 James Molesworth, Wine Spectator Date: 04 April 2018

A solid Pomerol for the vintage with dark chocolate, dark berries and round and ripe tannins. Medium to full body and a fresh finish.

Score: 91 - 92 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Date: 03 April 2018

From 9ha of gravel and clay soils, this is a meaty, rich and chewy Pomerol that absolutely works. It has great tannic structure with give and pliability, full of rich black fruits, cassis and raspberry notes, and pulled along by slatey minerality. It has real texture, even though yet again you can tell the fruit flirts with the fresher end of ripeness. Still, this has huge potential, should age well, and is extremely well-handled.

Score: 92 Jane Anson, Decanter.com Maturity: 2025-2038 Date: 01 April 2018