Description
// 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc
"The 2022 Château Le Bon Pasteur is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, offering a round, supple, and beautifully textured profile with red and black fruits, chocolate, tobacco, and hints of minerality. Medium to full-bodied, it has velvety tannins, terrific mid-palate depth, and a pure, layered style. Vinified in stainless steel and aged for 15 months in 70% new French oak, this voluptuous yet balanced Pomerol will evolve well for 20+ years." - 95 Points, Jeb Dunnuck
"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, Vinous
"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
