ENCLOS TOURMALINE
2020 Pomerol
This is pure merlot, with black chocolate, bark, black truffle, ripe plum, and violets. Some black olives. This is very structured and linear with super fine tannins that run very, very long. Dense silky texture. Less than 3,000 bottles made. 1.1 hectares in total. Needs five to six years of bottle age. Try after 2027. Rating: 97 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (May 2023)
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The 2020 Enclos Tourmaline is a big, big wine. Blackberry jam, espresso, bittersweet chocolate, incense, tobacco and sweet French oak all race across the palate. This deep, brooding Pomerol packs a serious punch. The tannins, which were a bit intense en primeur, have started to integrate nicely. Drinking range: 2025 - 2035 Rating: 93 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Feb 2023)
Seriously impressed with Pomerol in 2020, and this is another easy to love bottle. Plenty of grip, cocoa bean, espresso, crushed rocks, valvet tannins, no SO2 addition until after fermentation, 1.2ha, harvested entirely on September 16. Good stuff from Vignobles K. 100% new oak that comes through in texture rather than anything overblown, Drinking range: 2025 - 2040 Rating: 93 Jane Anson, Decanter (Feb 2023)
The 2020 Enclos Tourmaline has an opulent bouquet with cassis, blueberry and violet scents, perhaps just missing the delineation of some of the top tier Pomerols. The palate is medium-bodied with quite firm tannins, pure black fruit laced with rosemary and truffle, white pepper emerging towards the finish that is slightly candied. Thoroughly enjoyable, but it needs 4-5 years in bottle. Drinking range: 2027 - 2052 Rating: 92 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Feb 2023)
This is pure merlot, with black chocolate, bark, black truffle, ripe plum, and violets. Some black olives. This is very structured and linear with super fine tannins that run very, very long. Dense silky texture. Less than 3,000 bottles made. 1.1 hectares in total. Needs five to six years of bottle age. Try after 2027. Drinking range: 2027 - Rating: 97 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Jan 2023)
There is a swirling mass of black fruit in this wine and it is soaked in oak, too, so the whole experience is heady, rich and a tiny bit overwhelming. Dry and actively tannic, and with a brief hint of the cooling herbal note which other wines show more prominently, this is a powerful 2020 and a wine that needs at least ten years under its belt before you open a bottle. There is no doubt that the quality of the fruit is very good and so I have no doubt that it will balance out nicely in time. Rating: 17.5+ Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com (Jun 2021)
The 2020 Enclos Tourmaline is impressive. A rich, heady Pomerol, Enclos possesses tremendous depth and richness in both its fruit and tannic structure. Inky dark fruit, chocolate, licorice and mocha abound. The 2020 needs time for the searing tannins to soften, but it appears to have a very bright future. It is one of the most virile wines in Pomerol. Drinking range: 2030 - 2045 Rating: 92-94 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Jun 2021)
The 2020 Enclos Tourmaline was picked on September 16 at 32hl/ha and matured entirely in new oak. It has a chiseled bouquet, beautifully defined and focused, unfurling gradually to reveal blackberry, blueberry, crushed rock and light violet aromas. There is a sense of "weightlessness" about these aromatics. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, very sapid and saline, a Pomerol that is keen to get the juices flowing even at this early stage. This has wonderful poise and precision. Perhaps one of the best Enclos Tourmaline vintages that I have tasted since its inception. Highly recommended. Just 2,400 bottles produced. Drinking range: 2033 - 2052 Rating: 94-96 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (May 2021)
A consistent estate, this has powerful dark fruits - damson and bilberry, good spice and plenty of length. Enjoyable stuff from Peter Kwok's Vignoble K. Drinking range: 2025 - 2044 Rating: 92 Jane Anson, Decanter (May 2021)
Château Enclos Tourmaline
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Ordering
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Delivery
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Half-bottles, Magnums and larger bottles.
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- +£30.00 per case of 24 half-bottles
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Storage Options:
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