Pomerol, Libournais

Château Clinet

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 2020

It is time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!

Dark purple in color with a wide reddish rim.

Beautiful oaky nose with black fruits and chocolate notes.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with black currants, black plums, cherries, spices, cedar, licorice, vanilla, espresso, cola, light herbs, earth, chocolates, tobacco and black pepper.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.

This is a delicious Merlot from Pomerol. Soft and elegant. Rich and fruit forward. Nicely balanced and complex with a nice mouthfeel.

This 5 years old Merlot is fresh and young tasting. Drinks like a soft New World Cabernet Sauvignon with a touch of old world.

Will continue to age nicely in the next 25 years. Has good potential to become a 95 point wine.

I've had a few vintages of this wine and it is always enjoyable. A great sipping wine.

A blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged for 16 months in (80% new) French Oak barrels.

15% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$125.
— 14 days ago

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Great vintage for Pavie where the 98 right banks are drinking beautifully. This had layers of red & black fruits, spice box, graphite, damp earth, leather & tobacco — 12 days ago

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Château Gombaude-Guillot

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 2015

We have tasted three vintages., the 2019, 2010 and the 2015.
The 2019 was closed with no expressive attributes. The 2010, although was from a more matured vintage was surprisingly powerful however the tannins overwhelmed all other nuances ( probably needs some hours of decanting).
The 2015was at its peak. A complex and developing wine. With each tasting there are new aromas, fruit, barrel, maturation and the palate is strong, balanced with a lengthy finish
— 12 days ago

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Château L'Evangile

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 1975

dedicate. Roses, dried plum, soft resolved fruit. Fading slightly but very pretty. — 4 days ago

Matt LichtenbergPaul Woolls
with Matt and Paul
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Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 2011

Chewy, earthy, slightly dusty goodness. — 5 days ago

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Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Pop and pour. A marvelous dark garnet color. Intense notes of dark fruit, tobacco, cedar, smoke, and worn leather. Taste: nicely done, but tight without a decant... dark fruit, currants, cedar, earth, tobacco, game, and a long pepper graphite dry finish. YUM! — 19 days ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland
with Brenda
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Château Trotanoy

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 1975

Plum and gentle rounded fruit with hints of mocha. In great shape. Supple and vivid still with lots of secondary notes. Very good
— 4 days ago

Matt LichtenbergPaul Woolls
with Matt and Paul
Tom, Matt and 7 others liked this

Pétrus

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 1975

gorgeous plum and violet. Black cherry and gorgeous velvet texture. Really classy and rounded and long — 4 days ago

Matt LichtenbergPaul Woolls
with Matt and Paul
Tom, Jay and 6 others liked this

Château Lafleur

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 1975

Dynamic and punchy with great fruit still. Quite four square compared to the more silky 75’s alongside with plum, violets and supple fruit. At the edges the fruit showing a touch of fatigue and a slight dryness in the long finish. Not as supple and elegant as the PÈtrus but vibrant and memorable. — 4 days ago

Matt LichtenbergPaul Woolls
with Matt and Paul