Scores
94
Robert Parker
Offering up aromas of sweet blackberries and cherries mingled with licorice, violets and black truffle, the 2022 Bourgneuf is medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with a fleshy core of fruit, supple tannins and a long, resonant finish. From nine hectares of holdings situated below Trotanoy and next to La Cabanne, much of which are characterized by clay-rich gravels, this promising property, now working with consultant Thomas Duclos, is really beginning to exploit all its potential.
93
Vinous
The 2022 Bourgneuf is a dark, sumptuous wine. Black cherry, gravel, spice, licorice and dried herbs are all finely delineated in a Pomerol that offers tons of richness as well as energy. All the classic Bourgneuf signatures are beautifully dialed up. Over the last few vintages in particular, Bourgneuf has been quite a bit richer texturally than in the past. The 2022 is another step in that direction. Tasted twice.
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Decanter
Aromatic, fruity, savoury and spiced nose, lots going on. Juicy, bright and energetic, a lovely burst of acidity before quite lean and liquorice-laced tannins come in giving some narrowness of the structure where the power and concentration is forced into a direct line. Keeps the direction but is still fairly coiled and not yet so wide and expansive. Fruit is clean and clear, blueberries and chalky cherries. From vineyards just near Trotanoy on gravel and clay soils.