2019 Enclos Tourmaline
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Tasting Notes
Impressive spectrum of brooding red and black fruit (red plum, cassis) aromas, beautifully integrated fired earth, savoury ferrous notes and lifted clove pepper notes – complex nose. Lovely close-knit texture to the wine. The tannins are abundant, dense but fully resolved, extremely fine, fully integrated and providing directional focus on the palate. Exceptional tannin framework. Fruit clarity of redcurrant, red plum, blueberry compote (no rasining of fruit), interspersed with dried tobacco and earthy notes. Texture is deceptively supple considering the structure. Excellent long-aging potential considering the wealth of tannins and overall balance.
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James Suckling
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A dense, very minerally red with iron, dark berries and black olives. Full-bodied and agile. It’s very structured, though not heavy. Opulent, yet reserved.
Peter Kwok estate in Pomerol and another success in the vintage. This is a serious wine, with fully plumped out walls, really pretty splendid in feel (and that is not a word I ever use in tasting notes, but it seems appropriate). Concentrated but with a cushion of air underneath, tons of black cherry pumped up with chocolate, cigar box, black truffle and spice. 30% nw oak.
Richly-colored, the wine shoots out from the glass with floral, licorice, smoke, black raspberries, cherry and plum. There is freshness, elegance, refinement and most importantly, purity in the fruits. That sense of purity resonates in the long, opulent, finish that borders on decadence. Produced from 100% Merlot and reaching 14.5% alcohol.The wine is aging in 100% new, French oak. This will be quite difficult to find as about 260 cases are produced in this vintage.
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About the producer
Enclos Tourmaline is a single one-hectare plot situated on the Pomerol plateau next to Château Clinet and Château Feytit-Clinet. Before being bought by Peter Kwok in 2012, the vineyard was part of the Château La Patache property.