2008 Ch Le Bon Pasteur Pomerol
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Producer: Château le Bon Pasteur
Vintage: 2008
Type: Red
Grape varieties: Merlot, Cabernet Franc
Drinking dates: 2012 - 2035
£400.00
Case size: 12x75cl
- Jancis Robinson, April 2009, Score: 17+
- Lovely rich, dark spicy fruit. Smells intoxicating. Dry and savoury on the palate. Dense, firm and dry and rather reluctant on the palate. But long and determined. (JH)
- Robert Parker, April 2009, Score: 93-96
- Michel Rolland and his wife, Dany, decided to take only the finest parcels of their vineyard to make Bon Pasteur, thus cutting production dramatically. From this exceptional vintage in Pomerol (with its low yields), the result appears to be the finest Bon Pasteur since the 1982. Fermented completely in small barrels, a painstakingly laborious task, the use of indigenous yeasts, and a prolonged maceration of 40-60 days has resulted in a wine possessing extraordinarily dense fruit, an inky/ruby/purple color, sweet tannin, and sumptuous aromatic and flavor profiles. Probably the most complete and potentially complex and concentrated Bon Pasteur ever made, it offers sweet berry, mocha, caramel, and flowery characteristics, gentle but substantial tannins, and sensational concentration. There is no hint of aggressiveness. Over-maturity of the grapes was impossible to achieve in this vintage, and the 2008 represents the maximum expression I suspect this estate is capable of achieving. Bravo! It should drink well young, but last for three decades.
- Wine Spectator, April 2009, Score: 89-92
- There's a wonderful texture to this, with licorice, strawberry and raspberry. Full and velvety, long and pretty. This vintage Michel Rolland only took grapes from the very best part of the vineyard, half the normal production.
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