Pomerol & Lalande de Pomerol

Release date: 6/6/2025

100 Merlot: 65% new oak and 35% one-year-old: 13% alc: 29 hl/ha: 3.72 pH: Harvested in four picks between 20 and 29 September Jacques Thienpont explained that while they lost some potential crop100 Merlot: 65% new oak and 35% one-year-old: 13% alc: 29 hl/ha: 3.72 pH: Harvested in four picks between 20 and 29 September Jacques Thienpont explained that while they lost some potential crop from an uneven flowering, this concentrated the power of the wine somewhat, ratcheting up the flavours, resulting in a marvellously luxurious wine. These are confident vines, and they make a very confident wine. Cool, calm, sleek, and purple-ink-hued, this is a refined style of Le Pin, featuring a beautiful peacock’s tail of crimson and obsidian fruit. While it yearns to head to the dark side, it stays firmly on the velvety red side of the fence. This is a more forward and welcoming Le Pin than usual, and it already looks utterly ravishing. Rating: 19 Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com (Jun 2025)

Release date: 5/6/2025

A really classic VCC with such delicious, crunchy fruit, showing blackberries, blueberries, violets and dried spices. Medium-bodied, vivid and lively, it has very fine tannins as well as energy andA really classic VCC with such delicious, crunchy fruit, showing blackberries, blueberries, violets and dried spices. Medium-bodied, vivid and lively, it has very fine tannins as well as energy and brilliance. So balanced and harmonious. A blend of 71% merlot, 20% cabernet franc and 9% cabernet sauvignon. Rating: 97-98 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (May 2025)

Release date: 5/6/2025

Really impressive concentration for the vintage with dusty tannins that give density and intensity. Medium-bodied, this shows dark fruit and chocolate plus walnut and hazelnut undertones. Juicy andReally impressive concentration for the vintage with dusty tannins that give density and intensity. Medium-bodied, this shows dark fruit and chocolate plus walnut and hazelnut undertones. Juicy and flavorful but always in reserve. Winemaker Noemie Durantou Reilhac likens it to the 2015 but with finesse. 90% merlot and the rest cabernet franc. Rating: 97-98 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (May 2025)

Release date: 4/6/2025

The 2024 L'Évangile offers good up-front intensity but then loses some of its depth on the mid-palate and finish. Black fruit, espresso, licorice, cloves and mocha confer an impression of gravitas.The 2024 L'Évangile offers good up-front intensity but then loses some of its depth on the mid-palate and finish. Black fruit, espresso, licorice, cloves and mocha confer an impression of gravitas. Élevage is 50% new oak, 25% foudre, 8% amphora and the rest in once-used barrels. Something about the oak profile does not feel optimal, as if the oak is mismatched to the wine. Élevage will be critical here, as the 2024 is quite forbidding at this stage. Even so, this is strong showing in a challenging year for a vineyard with relatively young vines that was largely replanted between 2002 and 2010. Drinking range: 2032 - 2049 Rating: 91-93 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Apr 2025)

Release date: 4/6/2025

80 M 20 CF 13.5% Deep and beguiling aromas of black fruits, spices and some violet floral. Inviting and serious. Hints of cinnamon and clove already. Deep with rich and ripe tannins and plenty80 M 20 CF 13.5% Deep and beguiling aromas of black fruits, spices and some violet floral. Inviting and serious. Hints of cinnamon and clove already. Deep with rich and ripe tannins and plenty of concentration. Like the other best of the Pomerols, this will be a long-lived wine, especially for the vintage, but still has the floral perfume and elegance of the year, just with more power and depth than most. Ripe tannins and a fine streak of freshness characterise the long finish. Really very lovely wine, as is usual from Marielle and her team at La Conseillante. Lots of sorting required. Vineyard, selection and many passes in the harvest, Densimetric, and again on the sorting table. Only 22 hl/ha. Some chaptalisation was necessary. Rating: 94 Rod Smith MW, www.timatkin.com (Apr 2025)

Release date: 3/6/2025

Good depth of fruit with medium to full body. Roasted spices, baked black cherries and some cocoa powder on the palate. This has firm, fine-grained and more polished tannins than many of itsGood depth of fruit with medium to full body. Roasted spices, baked black cherries and some cocoa powder on the palate. This has firm, fine-grained and more polished tannins than many of its counterparts this year. Lengthy finish. Rating: 94-95 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (May 2025)

Release date: 3/6/2025

81 M 19 CF 13% Bright and very vibrant violet and cassis aromas burst from the glass. palate-coating fruitiness and more than enough flesh for the fine tannic structure. Juicy acidity and a long81 M 19 CF 13% Bright and very vibrant violet and cassis aromas burst from the glass. palate-coating fruitiness and more than enough flesh for the fine tannic structure. Juicy acidity and a long dry finish. This will repay considerable keeping but will nevertheless be approachable in the mid-term, around seven or eight years after release. Rating: 93 Rod Smith MW, www.timatkin.com (Apr 2025)

Release date: 3/6/2025

The 2024 Clinet was picked from September 23 to October 4 at 38 hl/ha and matured in 60% new oak. The bouquet opens with red and black fruit, pencil shavings from the Cabernet and light tertiaryThe 2024 Clinet was picked from September 23 to October 4 at 38 hl/ha and matured in 60% new oak. The bouquet opens with red and black fruit, pencil shavings from the Cabernet and light tertiary scents in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins. The oak is neatly integrated and benefits from slightly less new wood, which allows the terroir to show through. Cohesive toward the finish with decent length, this is a thoughtfully produced Clinet that will age well in bottle. Drinking range: 2029 - 2050 Rating: 91-93 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (May 2025)

Release date: 3/6/2025

The 2024 Feytit-Clinet has quite an expressive bouquet with lifted blackberry, black olive and light smoky scents that unfold in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins. Strangely,The 2024 Feytit-Clinet has quite an expressive bouquet with lifted blackberry, black olive and light smoky scents that unfold in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins. Strangely, the oak feels a bit too present. Perhaps this is a stage it is going through on the barrel that it was taken from? I will have to revisit this because it is one of my favorite Pomerols. Rating: 88-90 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (May 2025)

Release date: 27/5/2025

Lovely aromatic intensity. Delicate, this is certainly more focussed on finesse as opposed to density but there’s an element of verticality with a layered effect of creamy tannins and acidity. ThisLovely aromatic intensity. Delicate, this is certainly more focussed on finesse as opposed to density but there’s an element of verticality with a layered effect of creamy tannins and acidity. This feels restrained though, they could have pushed this much further and didn’t and this is better for it. Good effort Rating: 93 Georgie Hindle - Decanter (Jun 2025)

Release date: 23/5/2025

A very pure and fresh nose of olives, berries and cherries. Juicy and medium-bodied, with fine-grained tannins and a long, refined finish. 80% merlot and 20% cabernet franc.A very pure and fresh nose of olives, berries and cherries. Juicy and medium-bodied, with fine-grained tannins and a long, refined finish. 80% merlot and 20% cabernet franc. Rating: 93-94 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Apr 2025)

Release date: 23/5/2025

The 2024 Beauregard is a very pretty wine. Lifted floral and spice top notes lead into a core of blue/purplish fruit, lavender, cloves and licorice. Medium in body, with lovely depth, Beauregard isThe 2024 Beauregard is a very pretty wine. Lifted floral and spice top notes lead into a core of blue/purplish fruit, lavender, cloves and licorice. Medium in body, with lovely depth, Beauregard is impeccably balanced. The oak, for example, is better integrated than it has been in some years. The same is true for the tannins, which are quite silky. The 2024 is a bit light in structure, as most wines are in this vintage, but its balance is beyond reproach. Tased two times. Drinking range: 2026 - 2036 Rating: 90-93 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Apr 2025)

Release date: 22/5/2025

The 2024 Enclos Tourmaline marries fruit intensity with energy, all in a mid-weight style that is quite appealing. Crushed flowers, mocha, herbs, menthol, licorice and dried herbs build effortlessly.The 2024 Enclos Tourmaline marries fruit intensity with energy, all in a mid-weight style that is quite appealing. Crushed flowers, mocha, herbs, menthol, licorice and dried herbs build effortlessly. Clean saline notes extend the finish nicely. The 2024 is a gorgeous Enclos Tourmaline. Drinking range: 2026 - 2034 Rating: 90-93 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Apr 2025)

Release date: 22/5/2025

The 2024 Nénin is redolent of dark cherry, plum, lavender, spice, menthol, licorice and new leather. The strong presence of Cabernets, especially Cabernet Sauvignon, in this vintage yields a GrandThe 2024 Nénin is redolent of dark cherry, plum, lavender, spice, menthol, licorice and new leather. The strong presence of Cabernets, especially Cabernet Sauvignon, in this vintage yields a Grand Vin that is quite different in style and personality from the Fugue. That has not always been the case. I have to say, this style for Nénin is quite appealing. The 2024 is a touch slender—that is inescapable—but the direction here is extremely positive. Drinking range: 2029 - 2044 Rating: 91-93 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Apr 2025)

Release date: 19/5/2025

90 Merlot, 10 Cabernet Franc: 70% new oak: 13.5% alc: 5000 bottles were produced: Merlot was picked on 20 and 23 September, and the Cabernet Franc was picked on 28 September.
Pretty,90 Merlot, 10 Cabernet Franc: 70% new oak: 13.5% alc: 5000 bottles were produced: Merlot was picked on 20 and 23 September, and the Cabernet Franc was picked on 28 September.
Pretty, delicate, fragile, and pure, this is an innocent and delightfully conversational wine, assuming an angelic stance on the palate with Burgundian curves and an incredibly attractive, almost Barolo-like perfume. I wrote the word epic within seconds because this is an enchanting La Petite Église, and to think this is a second wine – it makes the mind spin! The room will go silent when this wine is poured; such is its grace and deportment. Rating: 18+ Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com (May 2025)

Release date: 19/5/2025

There is austerity here, as is classic in the vintage, but beautifully handled and balanced, with muscles, touch of cloves and again this white pepper character, with white plum, fine tannins,There is austerity here, as is classic in the vintage, but beautifully handled and balanced, with muscles, touch of cloves and again this white pepper character, with white plum, fine tannins, mouth-watering salinity on the finish. No chaptilisation, 57% new oak for ageing. Drinking range: 2029 - 2040 Rating: 91 Jane Anson, www.janeanson.com (May 2025)

Release date: 19/5/2025

The 2024 La Chenade is gorgeous. Deep, pliant and textured, the 2024 has so much to offer Dark red fruit, mocha, espresso, lavender and licorice all meld together in a sumptuous, beautifully layeredThe 2024 La Chenade is gorgeous. Deep, pliant and textured, the 2024 has so much to offer Dark red fruit, mocha, espresso, lavender and licorice all meld together in a sumptuous, beautifully layered Lalande-de-Pomerol that hits all the right notes. Floral and citrus overtones perk up the vibrant finish. Drinking range: 2026 - 2034 Rating: 90-93 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Apr 2025)

Release date: 6/5/2025

Often a more serious, closed style of Pomerol during the En Primeur tastings, and this starts with subdued aromatics. Give it time in the glass and I suggest waiting a good few years before drinking,Often a more serious, closed style of Pomerol during the En Primeur tastings, and this starts with subdued aromatics. Give it time in the glass and I suggest waiting a good few years before drinking, as there are firm tannins here, and black fruits with liqourice root spice. This may take a few years to reveal its Pomerol joy, but there is plenty of have confidence in. 23.4 hl/ha, Nicolas and Elise de Bailliencourt now at the estate, the next generation of the family. Tasted twice. Drinking range: 2029 - 2040 Rating: 90 Jane Anson, www.janeanson.com (May 2025)