2019 Chateau Bourgneuf - Pomerol AC

Decanter.com – 95 pts – GH: *Excellent clarity and linearity here, this is direct and precise with a focus all the way through. A core of cool, fresh and mint-licked red fruit is joined by coffee bean and liquorice touches, going from start to finish gliding across the palate supported by firm but well-integrated tannins. Tense, hefty and complex, but also completely captivating.* - 01/2022

Falstaff - 92 pts - PM: *Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, breitere Randaufhellung. Feines schwarzes Waldbeerkonfit, zart nach Lakritze und Cassis, kandierte Orangenzesten sind unterlegt, tabakige Nuancen. Mittlerer Körper, frische Herzkirschen, elegant und harmonisch, feine Tannine, extraktsüß im Abgang, ein facettenreicher Speisenbegleiter.* - 06/2020

Vinum Magazin – 16,5/20pts: *Noten frischer Brombeere in der Nase; voller Ansatz, dichter, saftiger Bau, erstklassiges Tannin, grosse Länge: ein Hit.* - 09/2020

Weinwisser – 18,5/20pts - WL: *Sattes Purpur. Komplexes Bouquet mit zarten Feuersteinnote, dahinter Wildkirschen, Brasiltabak, dunkle Schokonoten und frischer tasmanischer Bergpfeffer. Am Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, engmaschigem Tanningerüst und fleischigem Extrakt, die vibrierende Rasse verleiht dem Wein Anmut. Im fordernden langanhaltenden Finale schwarzbeerige Konturen, Wacholder und dunkle Mineralik, endet mit spürbarer Adstringenz. Genial gelungen dieses Jahr, gehört zum Besten aus diesem Gut!* (06/20)

JancisRobinson.com – 16,5/20pts – JL: *Quite shy aromatically but full and round with lots of gushing fruit so you almost forget the solid tannic frame behind. Very Pomerol and will age. As near as you’ll get to GV in this AC.* - 12/2021

jamessuckling.com - 93-94/100: *So much blueberry and black-olive character here with concentration of fruit and powerful yet polished tannins. Chewy and juicy.*

Vinous.com – 93 pts – AG: *The 2019 Bourgneuf is another gorgeous wine from the Vayron family. Classy and polished from the very first taste, Bourgneuf has all the creaminess and texture it did en primeur, but with a bit more energy and tension backing it all up. In recent years, Bourgneuf seems to have a touch more volume, but it remains a wonderfully understated, classy Pomerol. Hints of red/purplish fruit, rose petal, new leather and cinnamon linger.* - 02/2023

Vinous.com – 93 pts – NM: *The 2019 Bourgneuf has a lovely, winsome bouquet of beautifully defined raspberry and black currant aromas plus hints of undergrowth, black truffle and sage, all very detailed. The medium-bodied palate is quite structured and grippy yet has the acidity to maintain tension from start to finish, and there’s plenty of sapid red fruit here. A superb Pomerol that should give 20+ years of drinking pleasure.* - 02/2023

Thewinecellarinsider.com – 94 pts – JL: *Fresh, silky, lively, fresh and floral, the wine is elegant and refined in its delivery of earthy, truffle-laden, dark cherry, plum, licorice, espresso and chocolate character. Medium-bodied, the wine finishes with layers of silky-textured, red fruits and cocoa. This is my favorite vintage of Bourgneuf yet. Drink from 2024-2042.* - 03/2022