2020 Chateau Plince - Pomerol AC

Decanter.com – 90 pts – GH: *Gorgeous perfumed, lovely scented aromatics on the nose, flowers and dark black fruits. Charming and seductive, this has a bounce and plushness to it, definitely a dark streak with some minerality - a metallic tang on the mid-palate that is taking over some of the fruit right now, giving it a bit of a savoury edge - liquorice, cedar, charred, smokey, tobacco and coffee elements the stick out slightly. I love the chewy texture and the mouthcoating tannins but it’s the salinity and wood that overpower slightly and turn the focus away from the fruit. 15% alcohol.* - 02/2023

Falstaff Magazin – (92-94) pts – PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Ockerrandaufhellung. Feine Edelholzwürze, ein Hauch von Bourbonvanille, schwarze Waldbeeren, etwas Lakritze, einladendes Bukett. Komplex, saftig, reife Pflaumen, reife, tragende Tannine, etwas tabakig unterlegt, Nougat im Abgang, zeigt Länge, würziger Nachhall, vielseitig einsetzbar.* - 05/2021

Vinum Magazin – 15,5/20 pts: *Fruchtige Entwicklung über pulvrigem Tannin, gut integriertes Feuer und gute Länge.* - 07/2023

WeinWisser – 18/20pts – GL, TW: *Sehr vielschichtiges blau- und schwarzbeeriges Bouquet, heller Tabak, Estragon, dunkles Graphit und zartes Veilchenparfüm. Am satten Gaumen mit cremiger Textur, betörender Extraktfülle und balancierter Rasse, engmaschiger Körper. Im gebündelten langanhaltenden Finale Holunderessenz, tiefschürfende Terroirwürze und mehlige Adstringenz.* – 03/2023

Vinous.com – 91 pts – AG: *The 2020 Plince is a powerful, burly wine. It offers up copious blue/black fruit, cloves, gravel, lavender and licorice. Readers should expect a bold Pomerol that is more power than finesse. Even so, it's hard not to like this for its deep fruit and generous, embracing personality. A few years in bottle may help soften the tannins, which are pretty imposing at this stage.* - 12/2022

Thewinecellarinsider.com – (90-92) pts – JL: *Licorice, flowers, wet earth and ripe red fruits show a vibrancy and freshness. The soft, silky tannins give the ripe berries texture, length and definition. The savory finish combines sweet red berries with touches of olives and herbs.* - 05/2021