France Bordeaux Enclos TourmalineEnclos Tourmaline

2021 Enclos Tourmaline

Enclos Tourmaline

91Average Score

Bordeaux / France

Red

En Primeur

2025-2040

The 2021 Enclos Tourmaline (made from 100% Merlot) is deep garnet-purple colored and charges out with notes of blueberry compote and stewed black plums, followed by wafts of wild sage, damp soil, tar and tobacco. Medium-bodied, the palate is coated with expressive black fruits, supported by rounded tannins and just enough freshness, finishing earthy. Yields were 25.5 hl/ha.

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent (May 2022) Score: 87-89/100 Drink 2025-2037

3x75cl

0 Immediate | 14 Marketplace

£309.00

Scores + Notes

Average Score

Drinking window

2025-2040

A solid young wine with plums, dark cherries and a hint of coffee. Medium to full body with a beautiful finish. Tannic and solid.

James Suckling (May 2022)Score: 94-95/100

The 2021 Enclos Tourmaline is pure Merlot cropped at 25.5hL/ha and presents a perfumed bouquet of dark cherries, blueberry and violet. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, fine acidity and good depth and density. There is just a touch of rusticity on the finish, but it should meld together during barrel maturation in 100% new oak.

Neal Martin, Vinous (May 2022)Score: 90-92/100Drink 2027-2040

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent (May 2022)Score: 87-89/100Drink 2025-2037

Production of the 2021 Enclos Tourmaline is down by around two-thirds this year, but the wine shows potential, exhibiting aromas of plums, cherries, licorice and rose petals, followed by a medium to full-bodied and fleshy palate with powdery structuring tannins and a lively spine of acidity. From vines in the Clinet sector, this is more serious than the charming, demonstrative La Patache. Tasted twice.

William Kelley, Wine Advocate (April 2022)Score: 91-93+/100

About The Producer

The producer

Enclos Tourmaline

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.

Peter Kwok, who initially earned his fortune in banking, is a great lover of French culture. Growing up in Saigon in Vietnam, he had a love for French architecture and always dreamt of owning properties in France. He made his first acquisition in 1997 when he purchased Château Haut-Brisson. Since then he has continued to buy up vineyard properties around Bordeaux including Enclos Tourmaline.

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Product Details

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Pomerol

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

2025-2040

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Pomerol

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

2025-2040

Average Score

Drinking window

2025-2040

A solid young wine with plums, dark cherries and a hint of coffee. Medium to full body with a beautiful finish. Tannic and solid.

James Suckling (May 2022)Score: 94-95/100

Neal Martin, Vinous (May 2022)Score: 90-92/100Drink 2027-2040

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent (May 2022)Score: 87-89/100Drink 2025-2037

William Kelley, Wine Advocate (April 2022)Score: 91-93+/100