CHÂTEAU FEYTIT CLINET

Lovely, textured, restrained Pomerol from a château that deserves a bigger reputation. Coffee bean and mocha aromas add a sheen to the structured, yet voluptuous fruit flavours with acidity and minerality for balance. Drinking range: 2022 - 2032 Rating: 95 Tim Atkin MW, www.timatkin.com (May 2016)

Very rich, almost brûlée, on the nose. Thick and creamy in texture. Lots of reward. Quite forward. Great for restaurants? Drinking range: 2019 - 2032 Rating: 16.5 Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2016)

Bright and fragrant, with fine texture and tannins. Builds on the palate to provide length. Fresh and persistent, showing elegant weight and style. Drinking range: 2021 - 2033 Rating: 91 James Lawther MW, decanter.com (Apr 2016)

An increasingly interesting domaine run by Jeremy Chasseuil. This has an intriguing nose of dark, spicy, toasted fruit. I get creamed plums, damsons, and touches of soot. The palate is supple, broad, full of deliciously creamed fruit, a very confident and composed style, holding up nicely in the middle. There are some dark, roasted tannins here, but they are nicely set against the substance of the wine. And it has a fresh acidity too. This has a convincing substance and plenty of promise. It terminates in a long and confident finish. Rating: 16.5-17.5/20 Chris Kissack, www.thewinedoctor.com (Apr 2016)

The 2015 Feytit-Clinet is one of the most exciting, viscerally thrilling wines of the vintage. Graphite, smoke, charcoal, violets, and a host of intense, dark fruits make a strong first impression. Vertical and towering in the glass, the 2015 possesses magnificent intensity to match its virile, brooding personality. There is a sense of explosive energy in the 2015 that is simply compelling. Readers who can find the 2015 should not hesitate, as it is stunning. What a wine! The blend is approximately 96% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc. Rating: 96-98 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Apr 2016)

The 2015 Château Feytit-Clinet has a perfumed and floral bouquet, wilted violets filtering through the dark cherry and cassis fruit, gaining more complexity as it opens in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin that are cloaked in layers of lightly toasted dark berry fruit, the new oak a little obvious at the moment, yet there is more than sufficient fruit to subsume all that with 6-8 years in bottle. Jeremy Chasseuil has created another exemplary Pomerol from this estate that continues to threaten to break into the big league. This is absolutely delicious and it deserves the great recognition that this wine currently attracts. Drinking range: 2023 - 2050 Rating: 93-95 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Apr 2016)

Fabulous depth of fruit here with blackberry, blueberry, mineral and dried meat character. Full body, chewy tannins and a flavorful finish. Rating: 93-94 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Mar 2016)