Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend

2020 vintage. Owned by Henri Parent, son of the late Catherine Perré-Vergé. Other Pomerol properties include Le Gay and La Violette. Concentrated rather dark fruit in a powerful ripe tannic structure. The high alcohol (abv. 15,5%) is perfectly integrated. Slightly monolithic at this stage, but very promising.

Very dense cassis and dirt profile. Has some secondary characteristics that are peaking through. Very well made by Marcelo Pelleretti!

This is in the zone right now, a notch better than my last bottle. Silky and perfectly Pomerol, refined tannins and a push of persistent classic Bordeaux with toast, cherry, some tobacco and loads of earth and forest floor. #merlot

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Christmas is for Claret!
2003 Chateau Montviel, Pomerol, Bordeaux
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In the PERFECT place right now, the nose and aroma is pronounced and full with deeply complex layers of black cherry, black plum, sweet tobacco, roast beef, sweet mint and a dusting of mocha. The palate is seamless, front to back with ripe and fine tannin. A beautiful 13.5% abv.
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Smoky and yet subtle, mature merlot Bordeaux with some fruit still peaking through - simple mid palate but uplifting finish - worth buying several of

Terrific wine, subdued Merlot that exudes plum, black raspberry, loam, mint and tobacco, a savory, and pure Merlot. Oak is perfectly integrated. Fresh acidity, soft and plush tannins don't interfere. A pleasure to drink.

Thanks, Garagiste. Old world, good fruit, fair complexity. Why pay $100+ for bordeaux that needs 10 years in the cellar when you can have this for $40? Makes little sense to me

Château Montviel, Pomerol 2019
All-saints lunch at home with the in-laws. This was poured along a cassoulet (well, high-quality canned cassoulet bought in France this summer and brought back in the trunk of our car). The nose shows tar, cigar box, damp, freshly moved earth in a field, dark cherries, blackcurrant, blackberries. The palate is well balanced. Strong acid drive, nice cherries and black currant notes all along, some width, some weight, a spherical mid palate with tannins. These tannins disturb the overall mouthfeel, which was soft and rounded, as expected for a merlot-dominant blend from Pomerol, by adding a drying layer over a long, blackcurrant and cherries finish that goes on for a while. Some tar notes and a bitter touch blossom in the very end. I don't drink Pomerol wines very often, but I'm always satisfied when I do. It's always reliable and even if it's not always great, there is always a nice story in the glass.
90 out of 100.

Une belle robe rubis avec un pourtour orangé, c’est un 2015. Le nez est sur le bois, le graphite, les fruits, le poivron vert, le tabac, le cuir et les prunes. Autant dire qu’il offre beaucoup et évolue. En bouche les tanins sont secs. La présence du bois se fait sentir et masque le fruit. C’est long et puissant avec une forte amertume. Vendu à prix raisonnable pour Pomerol. Je le laisserais en cave quelques années de plus pour assagir les tanins. 80 % Merlot et 20% Cabernet Franc.