Description
// 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc.
"The 2022 Le Bon Pasteur has a well-defined, finely delineated bouquet that is surprisingly classic in style, with blackberry, cedar and light pencil shaving notes manifesting in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied, gentle and harmonious, with pliant tannins and a persistent, mocha-tinged finish. This is a well-crafted Pomerol that should age well in bottle." - 93 points, Neal Martin
"The 2022 Le Bon Pasteur is terrific. Winemaker Julien Viaud has succeeded in dialing back some of the heavy extractions of years past to achieve a style that is more ideally suited to the qualities of this site on the Pomerol/Saint-Émilion border. Everything about the 2022 speaks to finesse and balance. Crushed flowers, red-toned fruit, blood orange and mocha are some of the many notes that open with a little coaxing. What a gorgeous wine this is." - 94 points, Antonio Galloni
"Sleek and streamlined but with a richness to the fruit profile - ripe blackcurrants and fleshy cherries. It's a little compact still but I like the softly chalky aspects and mint, liquorice, wet stone and clove touches on the finish. Certainly feels like they could have pushed this further and didn't which gives it a sense of approachability even now. It's charged and potent, but also filled with fresh red fruit acidity that lifts the overall expression." - 93 points, Georgina Hindle
"Plenty of plums and chocolate to this young Pomerol with hints of cedar and sandalwood. It’s full-bodied with creamy and chewy tannins and a layered finish. A little old-school. Needs time to soften. Best after 2029." - 94 points, James Suckling
