2020 Chateau Rouget - Pomerol AC

Falstaff Magazin – (93-95) pts – PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Mit süßen Gewürzen und feinen Edelholznuancen unterlegte schwarze Waldbeerfrucht, ein Hauch von Lakritze, frische Mandarinenzesten, attraktives Bukett. Komplex, saftig, kraftvolle Textur, dunkler Nougat und reife Pflaumen, reife Tannine, bleibt lange haften, sicheres Reifepotenzial.* - 05/2021

WeinWisser – 17/20pts - WL: *Tiefes Purpur mit opaker Mitte und zartem rubinrotem Rand. Dichtes Bouquet mit dunkler Kirsche, Nelkenköpfe und dominikanischem Tabak, dahinter Holundergelee und Schokopastillen. Am vielschichtigen Gaumen mit weicher Textur, körniges Extrakt und mittlerer Körper. Im gebündelten Finale schwarzbeerige Konturen, dunkles Graphit, endet mit sandiger Adstringenz und zarten kernigen Noten im Untergrund.* – 04/2021

JamesSuckling.com - 96-97pts - JS: *A full-bodied red with a dense, deep palate of ripe fruit, crushed stone and chocolate. Very round, creamy tannins that are nicely integrated. Shows very attractive potential.* - 07/2021

Vinous.com – (92-94) pts – AG: *The 2020 Rouget is laced with lavish, inky fruit, cedar, tobacco, menthol, licorice, cedar and tobacco. Rich, sumptuous and alluring, Rouget is all about immediacy. Plush and silky, with soft contours and exceptional balance, Rouget delivers the goods, and then some. The forward, lush style is hugely appealing.* - 06/2021

Vinous.com – (91-93) pts – NM: *The 2020 Rouget was tasted from two half-bottles. Deep in color, it has an intense bouquet of black currant, tobacco and truffle shavings and an increasingly pronounced undergrowth scent. Compared to recent vintages that I have found a bit trop, this is much more focused and controlled. The palate is medium-bodied with quite firm tannins and well-judged acidity, touches of dark chocolate infusing the black fruit. This is well balanced and fresh and though there is some new oak to be assimilated toward the finish, this is very promising Rouget that deserves 4–6 years in bottle.* - 05/2021