2018 Chateau Le Bon Pasteur Pomerol

From: Pomerol, BordeauxBlend: 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet FrancAbout. This 7 hectare property is composed of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc situated on clay, gravel and sandy soils. The average age of the vines is 30+ years. The wine is fermented in small stainless steel tanks before being aged in new French oak barrels for 15-18 months dependant on the vintage. Taste & Critical Acclaim: 96-97 points James SucklingThis is a wonderful Le Bon Pasteur with incredibly silky tannins that fill the mouth. It’s full-bodied yet ever so agile and bright. The tannins build at the end, as is the case in other top wines of the vintage.  (4/2019)92-94 points Wine AdvocateDeep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Bon Pasteur offers up expressive notions of baked red and black cherries, mulberries and warm blueberries with hints of licorice, chocolate box and menthol. The full-bodied palate has great freshness with firm, ripe, rounded tannins and bags of juicy fruit, finishing long with a minty kick. (