2022 Chateau Petit Village - Pomerol AC

Decanter.com – 94 pts – GH: *Nicely scented and richly aromatic nose, dark and milk chocolate and. Ripe and heady blackcurrants and cherries with liquorice, coffee, mint, dark chocolate, tobacco and inky notes too. Sleek and sophisticated, I like the immediate tension and hold of the wine, supple and gently succulent with really beautiful texture to the tannins, nicely plush - cool but grippy and cushioning. This is a little atypical in terms of fruit density, but the tannins are nicely filling and this has juicy acidity. On the serious side right now, but there’s still a sense of polish. A new destemmer and density sorter to clean the grapes as of 2022. Technical director Guillaume Fredoux and managing director Vincent Priou. pH 3.85. Aged 18 months, 45% new oak barrels. Harvest September 2 - September 19.* - 04/2023

WeinWisser – 18/20pts – GL, TW: *65 % Merlot, 28 % Merlot, 7 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 30 hl/ha, pH 3.85, 14 Vol.-%. Dicht verwobenes rotbeeriges Bouquet, Walderdbeere, Johannisbeernektar, getrocknete Rosenblätter und zarte Graphitnoten. Am trainierten, kaskadenartigen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, balancierter Rasse, herrlicher Extraktfülle und edlem mineralischer Kern. Im konzentrierten, langanhaltenden Finale Wildkirsche, Estragon, tiefschürfende Terroirwürze und mehlige Adstringenz.* – 04/2023

JancisRobinson.com – 16,5+/20pts – JR: *10.5-ha triangular vineyard opposite Beauregard, all on top of the plateau. Some deep, dry gravel near Vieux Château Certan where the oldest block is. The Moulin family (of Galeries Lafayette) are currently restructuring/replanting the vineyard. 65% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Franc, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon. The oldest block is a co-planting of the two Cabernets. In 2022, they added a new bit of kit that destems by density and rinses the dust off the grapes during the process. Cask sample. Some unusually savoury notes on the nose. Gentle texture with the tannin becoming evident only on the very end. Very glossy, polished tannins which become evident on the finish. Confident wine that suggests the property is being taken seriously.* - 04/2023

Vinous.com – (91-93) pts – AG: *The 2022 Petit-Village comes across as very dark and concentrated. Black cherry, espresso, chocolate, licorice, menthol and tobacco power through. In this tasting, the 2022 comes across as deeply extracted, with a strong oak imprint and bruising tannins. This feels a bit pushed to me.* - 04/2023

Vinous.com – (91-93) pts – NM: *The 2022 Petit-Village, a blend of 68% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Franc and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, is endowed with a ripe, slightly candied nose, lively red berry fruit tinged with blood orange. It responds well to aeration, cohering and gaining focus. The palate is well balanced, with slightly tertiary-infused black fruit, just a touch of piquancy toward the finish. There is a pleasing corpulence to this Pomerol, though it never quite engages full-throttle when some of its neighbors have in this vintage. This is an estate that has more to give, not now but in the future.* - 04/2023

Thewinecellarinsider.com – (95-97) pts – JL: *Dark in color, the wine pops with its display of flowers, spearmint, blackberries, plums, and black cherries. Opulent, silky, fresh, vibrant, and long, the fruit expresses its ripe, black, blue, and red berries with purity, elegance, and a touch of peppery, spice , espresso, and dark cocoa in the energetic finish. The wine blends 65% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Franc and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon.14% ABV, 3.85 pH. Yields were 30 hectoliters per hectare. Picking took place September 2, September 22.. Drink from 2026-2055.* - 05/2023