SF | A dense inscrutable colour and then a regal aromatic, dominated by gravel, plumstones, roses and soft vanillin. Seductive and caressing the imagination before one even tastes. This experience, as always, refines the perception, in this instance heightening the fruit quality, with damson and loganberry coming to the fore, hints of lapsing and fig and further back, graphite and peat. A beautifully tapered wine, generous yet already elegant of construction and clearly demarcated in terms of direction. 95
AJ | Dark, dense black-purple; opaque at the core. Warm, ample, enticing and harmonious: serenely sweet fruits here, without the bolt of aromatic acidity you sometimes find in other wines; earth and root spice behind. Ample plump enchantment here, an eminent Pomerol classic. The vintage hallmark of freshness is apparent as much in the liveliness of the fruit as anything else. Appealing aromatics. A lively cascade of supple, milky-soft fruit, but lively despite that structural softness -- some raspberry as well as the black fruits. Tender and accessible, yet with ample gathered force; stony, fine, almost gauzy to finish. A warmer, more tender 2020 Pomerol than most of its peers. Glorious drinking -- the bottles will empty ...Drink Dates: 2028 - 2042.