Michael Schuster: Dense ripe fruit and subtle mineral behind; rich, velvety wine, with a fine fruit cushion, a gentle, dry tannin, and the year’s freshness; rich, ripe, spicy middleweight, sweet yet fresh, generous without heaviness, fragrant, long to taste, with a clear Bordeaux minerality behind the generous fruit, and with lovely length. A fairly sumptuous Beauregard. Classic Pomerol. 2016–30. 16.5/17

Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve: The wine is svelte, with extremely fine tannins, length, and persistence; unctuous but lively on the palate. Brilliant. 17/17.5