2005 Beauregard
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One of the highest Cabernet Franc wines in the appellation even back in 2005, this opens up with raspberry leaf and violet notes, nuanced summer berries, dark chocolate, tobacco and smoked sandalwood. Good quality, with tannic frame and reach. Soft on the finish, ready to drink, highly enjoyable. Harvest September 14 to 22, 3.9ph, 70% new oak.
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Wine Spectator
Jancis Robinson MW
More reviews and scores
Tasted blind. Dark ruby with a broad evolved rim. Classic mature Pomerol on the nose – some meatiness. Pretty precocious and just a little spindly, with the acidity to the fore. But not over-extracted! Perhaps too little ambition in this case? But it’s neat enough and has a neat, fairly persistent finish. (JR)
Dense ruby/purple, with notes of underbrush, forest floor and autumnal vegetative elements along with some blackcurrant, sassafras and cola, this medium-bodied, chewy, full Pomerol is not terribly nuanced, but it is very good. Drink it over the next 10-15 years.
About the producer
Named after its founder, Bernard Beauregard, this property is one of few Pomerol addresses to have an actual château – here a stately 18th-century construction designed by the man behind Bordeaux’s Grand Théâtre.