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Nick A's Pomerol Part 2 |  (167 page views) | | 3/15/2023 (67 Pall Mall, London) |
| | - N.V. Louis Roederer Champagne Collection 241 - France, Champagne
Creamy lemon and lime posset. Some freshly planed ginger and little tonic water on the nose. Palate is very detailed. Lime oil, chewy, chalky. Cracking (90 pts.)
- 2012 Château Gazin Pomerol - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Cocoa dusted rosebuds, milk chocolate, pineapple stalk. Palate is tight and dark fruited, some cinnamon bark, tannins resolving and not in your face but some way to go. Good but not quite as classy as its flight mate. (91 pts.)
- 2010 Château La Conseillante - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Nose starts a little muted, with some air some mulled plums and black cardamom emerges. Some espresso and cassis too with time. Palate also tight to start, shows a little ankle with some time; real potential here. My 3rd favourite wine of the night. (92 pts.)
- 2009 Château du Domaine de L'Eglise - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Twiggy, reedy nose. Deep camphor and aniseed character. Palate is slightly medicinal, more aniseed; modern, not really my thing. (89 pts.)
- 2008 Château La Fleur-Pétrus - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Talc and Maraschino cherry. Quince jelly. Palate is young and refined. There's some creme de cassis lift and more cherry flesh. Even with air, this doesn't open out that much. One to revisit in 5 years. (92 pts.)
- 2006 Château La Conseillante - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Blue fruited nose. Quink ink and gazpacho. Also a flashback to childhood with some coconut mushroom sweet on the nose too. Palate starts short and little tight, some air opens things somewhat. There is a meatiness that reminds me of steak and kidney pudding, definitely something offaly there. Overall I really like this, by a short head my wine of the night. (93 pts.)
- 2004 Clos l'Église (Pomerol) - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Chocolate, some Marc de Champagne spiritiness, a little lactic. Palate peppery, needs time. Tannins on the prickly side. (92 pts.)
- 2004 Château L'Eglise-Clinet - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Savoury, meaty, cardamom nose. Dark fruit and espresso nose. A little gravy granule character. Slightly simple. (90 pts.)
- 2001 Château L'Evangile - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Marron glace, red fruits, some lifted redcurrant. Palate refined. Tannins more resolved than many others in our line up. (91 pts.)
- 1998 Vieux Château Certan - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Nose really has that Cab Franc graphite character more than some of the others. Palate is long and spicy, so well balanced. Cracking stuff and my second favourite wine of the the night. (93 pts.)
- 1996 Vieux Château Certan - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Pencil case and crab apple jelly on the nose with a real interesting meatiness too. Some more greenness and red fruits on the palate. Very good but a smidge behind the 1998 for me. (92 pts.)
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