SF | A big brooding colour, with equally contemplative aromatics, which today recall dark fruit, liquorice and the faintest hint of saddle leather.... Tomorrow it may be something different altogether ; complexity is all! Generosity and excellence taken as read however. As is the case here; the only critique focused on youth, which is of course veiled praise as one infers the transition of the slightly raw and edgy fruit character to the full Pomerol experience. Layers of silky tannin and a bedrock of pure acidity caress the aromatic potential and signal a felicitous mid to long term evolution... 93
AJ | Dense, dark, opaque black-purple, right to the rim. A looker. Lots of aromatic lift, here: a rising waft of damson, bramble and mulberry; a touch of malt; sleek, supple leather. Very quickly out of its primary stage -- or a primary stage with ample aromatic intricacy. Magnetic aromas. Full, athletic and lively, and very vivid, juicy, high energy flavours: the fresh intensity of the vintage is all over this wine. Wonderful vintage fidelity. This is also an interesting wine in that it is ready to embrace freshness, intensity and vitality in a way which few other wines in Pomerol yet do -- a glimpse of a new way forward in Pomerol, if you like. (Or perhaps, of course, it was just what the vineyards surrendered this year.) It tastes, if you like, as if it was grown at a slightly higher altitude. There's nothing missing in terms of weight or texture, but that is the nature of its energy. A fascinating, cutting-edge 2020.Drink Dates: 2028 - 2040.