Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend

I decanted for sediment and allowed to breathe for a couple of hours prior to serving double-blind to my friends. The 1966 Chateau Nenin pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core moving out to a slightly amber rim; medium viscosity with no obvious staining of the tears but there is some sediment. On the nose (and oh what a nose it is!), the wine is vinous with a beautiful combination of ripe and desiccated fruits: notes of ripe plums, brambles, purple flowers, pipe tobacco, fennel, baking spices, iron rich earth and forest floor. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+, soft and the texture is thin. One of those wow experiences. The room was all over the place with their calls: Spain, Australia, USA, Italy and France with most expecting 20-30 years of age. None were particularly surprised when it was revealed to be Pomerol. All were stunned when they learned it was a ‘66. Evergreen. Drink now with a two hour decant and well stored examples have years of life left

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

Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Showing black fruits with earth, wood, spices, peppercorn, herbs, tobacco, graphite, dark coffee and dark chocolates.

Medium minus in length on the finish, with grippy tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 7 year old Merlot blend from Bordeaux is showing nice complexity now, although still very young.

I gave it 2 hours of airtime, but it was clearly not enough.

Robert Parker 93 points.

Still very young and tight. Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years. I had the 2012 a few years ago, and it was much more approachable.

A blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc. Aged in French oak barrels (35% new).

14.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$90.

Blend of 75% Merlot & 25% Cabernet Franc, deep Ruby with aromas of dense rich fruit aromas. On the palate flavors of blackberry and blueberry flavors with floral spice cedar notes. Fine integrated tannins, long finish ending with fruit, spice and woodsy mushroom notes, will age for another decade.

Perfume nose with berries and flowers. Round and full on palate but we'll balanced with oak and tannins. "first love" - is an accurate to put it

Blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cab Franc, deep Ruby with aromas of ripe red/black fruit and complex spice, aged in about 35% new oak. On the palate concentrated fruit flavors of black cherry and jammy plums with currants, tobacco, cacao wrapped in toasty oak, powerhouse blend with smooth ripe chewy tannins, well balanced. Long finish ending with fruit, oak and earthy notes. Very well done, but needs a bit more time!

A surprise. Still youthful though I think the great storage this bottle experienced explains it. Was fun to pass it around for some many to taste at the Paso Wine Speak BYOB event.

More red fruits, plush, round

Loads of blue fruit purity, violets and smoke. The surprise of the night.

Ripe & juicy blackberries, dark cherries, black plum, cherries, black cherry liqueur, soft leather, dark dry black earth, lead pencil shavings. Nice acidity & integration already but should really shine in another 8-10 years.

Raspberry and bing cherry. Dark chocolate. Still young.