Château Bonalgue

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend

9.193 ratings
9.116 pro ratings
Pomerol, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Elegant and smokey. Lots of tobacco. Good inner mouth aromas and very juicy. Nice. Persistent and long.

Elegant and smokey. Lots of tobacco. Good inner mouth aromas and very juicy. Nice. Persistent and long.

Jun 15th, 2023
Will Stanley

Dark and alluring, with flavours of cherry, blackberry and a hearty, slightly bitter undercurrent of dark chocolate and coffee beans. The mouthfeel is very supple, with medium acidity and almost imperceptible tannins leading through to a pleasing, if short, finish.

This is really fruit-oriented and doesn’t show many secondary or tertiary characteristics, and as such isn’t the most complete of BDX. It is nonetheless a very enjoyable Pomerol and another wine I’ve enjoyed from the overlooked 2011 vintage.

Dark and alluring, with flavours of cherry, blackberry and a hearty, slightly bitter undercurrent of dark chocolate and coffee beans. The mouthfeel is very supple, with medium acidity and almost imperceptible tannins leading through to a pleasing, if short, finish.

This is really fruit-oriented and doesn’t show many secondary or tertiary characteristics, and as such isn’t the most complete of BDX. It is nonetheless a very enjoyable Pomerol and another wine I’ve enjoyed from the overlooked 2011 vintage.

Mar 3rd, 2021
MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.0

Solid #pomerol #merlot 95% #cabernetfranc 5% #rightbank #rightbankbordeaux #grandvindebordeaux

Solid #pomerol #merlot 95% #cabernetfranc 5% #rightbank #rightbankbordeaux #grandvindebordeaux

Oct 28th, 2020
Jimmy Masters

Luscious earthy Bordeaux. You can smell the dirt. Wonderful tannins and dark cherry.

Luscious earthy Bordeaux. You can smell the dirt. Wonderful tannins and dark cherry.

2 people found it helpfulOct 23rd, 2018
Adam Jesberger

Slightly flashy but overall greatness.

Slightly flashy but overall greatness.

1 person found it helpfulDec 30th, 2015
C 5785
9.0

C had this 8 years ago

C had this 8 years ago

1 person found it helpfulDec 25th, 2015
Todd Abrams

2009. Half bottle. Delightful nose of cedar and blackberry fruit leather. Big fruit is balanced by a pleasantly grippy finish.

2009. Half bottle. Delightful nose of cedar and blackberry fruit leather. Big fruit is balanced by a pleasantly grippy finish.

Oct 30th, 2016
Makoto Someya

Traditional Pomerol @, Pieroth, 231117

Traditional Pomerol @, Pieroth, 231117

Nov 18th, 2023
Pooneet K

Have very little experience with right bank Bordeaux in general and pomerol specifically. This is certainly not bad, but was hoping it would be more interesting. Quite seamless on the palate with good dark wild fruit, not too much oak, tannins balanced. But finish is somewhat lackluster with a bit of fizzle and less acid than I was hoping.

Have very little experience with right bank Bordeaux in general and pomerol specifically. This is certainly not bad, but was hoping it would be more interesting. Quite seamless on the palate with good dark wild fruit, not too much oak, tannins balanced. But finish is somewhat lackluster with a bit of fizzle and less acid than I was hoping.

Oct 30th, 2023
Paul K
9.0

Half bottle in DTW Vino Volo.

Half bottle in DTW Vino Volo.

May 24th, 2023