2018 Pomerol in bottle

 2018 Pomerol

2018 Château Beauregard

Ruby. Blueberries, anise, blackberries, vanilla, spices, rich nose, intense and lush for Beauregard. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, intense, spices, detailed, some alcohol warmth, long. 93

2018 Château Beausejour de Bonalgue

85M 15CF Ruby. Blueberries, anise, fruit driven nose, jammy. Medium acidity, jammy and flat. Lacks energy 85

2018 Château Le Bon Pasteur

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, fruit driven and spicy nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, liquorice, big and rich. 93

2018 Château Bonalgue

90M 10CF Ruby. Blackberries, anise, blueberries, vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, blackberries, juicy, long finish. 90

2018 La Clemence

Ruby, blackberries, anise, vanilla and apices nose, fruit driven. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, long. 90

2018 Clos Beauregard 

Ruby. Blackberries, coffee and anise, some spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, jammy, long finish. Bit of lift in the finish. 90

2018 Clos de Clocher

75M 25CF Ruby. Blackberries, anise, fruit driven, light vanilla and violets nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, fruit driven, rounded palate, good length. 89

2018 Château La Conseillante 

Ruby. Dark fruits, bright, scented, nuanced and detailed, layered, deep and intense, rich nose yet nuanced and lifted. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, deep, layered and nuanced, bright, some sweetness to the fruit, juicy and velvety texture, superb length. 98

2018 Château La Croix de Gay

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, fruit driven nose, some spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, darkfruits, some spices, liquorice, juicy, long. 93

2018 Château L’Evangile

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, fruit driven nose, spices, nuanced, scented, intense nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark frutis, anise, blackberries, coffee and vanilla, quite big and dense, long finish. 95

2018 Château La Fleur de Gay

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, some spices nose, rich. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, some spices, liquorice, coffee and vanilla, spicy, long finish. 92

2018 Château Franc-Maillet

Ruby. Blackberries, dark fruits, floral, some spices, fruit driven nose. Fresh acidity, ripe fresh, dark fruits, anise, spices, quite intense, long. 92

2018 Château Franc-Maillet Cuvée Jean Baptiste

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, fruit driven, some spices nose, vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, blackberries, jammy and big. 90

2018 Château Gazin 

Ruby. Blackberries, fruit driven, blueberries and spices nose, rich and dense, vanilla, truffles nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dense and rich, intense and layered, long finish. 94

2018 Château Le Gay

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, fruit driven, some faint scented notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, rounded, rich, fruit driven, lacks some lift, full bodied, detailed and long. Alcohol warmth. Soothing and caressing and many will probably fall for this velvety big style. 94

2018 Château Monregard La Croix

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, jammy fruits, some spices nose. Anise, dark fruits, spices, boiled fruits, good length. 88

2018 Château Montviel

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, fruit driven, spices nose, vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, liquorice, rich. Sweet. 88

2018 Château Nenin

Ruby. Blackberries, blueberries, intense, ripe and rich and fruit driven nose, vanilla and faint floral high note and spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, liquorice, blackberries and vanilla, layered and deep, intense, long with some alcohol warmth. 93

2018 Fugue de Nenin

Ruby. Blackberries, blueberries, fruit driven, intense nose, light vanilla note. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, some alcohol warmth, good length. 89

2018 Château Petit-Village

Ruby. Blueberries, dark fruits, vanilla and spices nose, scented and slightly floral, but also very fruit driven. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, blackberries and blueberries and spices, juicy, nuanced, intense, detailed and long. 94

2018 Château La Pointe

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, faint minerals notes, vanilla and some floral notes. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, spices, blackberries and anise, rounded, liquorice finish. Long. 90

2018 Château Rouget

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, fruit driven, some spices nose. Medium acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, sun burned fruits, good length. 89

2018 Château Tour Maillet

Ruby. Blackberries, coffee and chocolate nose. Medium acidity, ripe tannins, big, flat and high alcohol. 87

2018 Château La Violette

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, fruit drive, spices, dates, intense and layered nose, exotic. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, intense and layered, detailed and long. Fine grained texture. 95