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Le Bon Pasteur 2019 300cl

AOC | Pomerol | Bordeaux | France
CHF 302.70
Critics scores
96 James Suckling
A perfumed nose of dark cherries, plums, mocha, tea leaves, cedar, hazelnuts and cigar box. Full-bodied with fine, creamy and supple tannins. Framed and balanced with a harmonious structure. The tannin backbone runs through the wine. Long and intense with wonderful purity of fruit. Drink from 2026.
94 Vinous
The 2019 Le Bon Pasteur retains the precision and focus that I found in the barrel sample, offering aromas of blackberry and raspberry fruit and touches of rose petal and espresso. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, plenty of lightly spiced red fruit and a little dried blood toward the finish, which retains wonderful composure. This is a superb Le Bon Pasteur, the best I have encountered in recent years.
94 Vinous
The 2019 Le Bon Pasteur retains the precision and focus that I found in the barrel sample, offering aromas of blackberry and raspberry fruit and touches of rose petal and espresso. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, plenty of lightly spiced red fruit and a little dried blood toward the finish, which retains wonderful composure. This is a superb Le Bon Pasteur, the best I have encountered in recent years.
88 Robert Parker
Rich and demonstrative, the 2019 Bon Pasteur delivers aromas of cherries, blackberries, figs, warm spices and wood smoke. Full-bodied, rich and extracted, with a jammy core of fruit, ripe acids and plenty of fine, powdery tannin that asserts itself on the heady finish, this is a muscular, rather chunky Pomerol that remains faithful to the stylistic fashions of the early 2000s while the rest of the wine world moves on.
88 Robert Parker
Rich and demonstrative, the 2019 Bon Pasteur delivers aromas of cherries, blackberries, figs, warm spices and wood smoke. Full-bodied, rich and extracted, with a jammy core of fruit, ripe acids and plenty of fine, powdery tannin that asserts itself on the heady finish, this is a muscular, rather chunky Pomerol that remains faithful to the stylistic fashions of the early 2000s while the rest of the wine world moves on.
Producer
Château Le Bon Pasteur
Acquired by Joseph and Hermine Dupuy in the 1920s, Château Le Bon Pasteur benefits from a long history. The estate was formed by the Dupuys while working as sharecroppers for Château Gazin. They named the château after a biblical reference, "Château of the Good Shepherd". The modest initial property was originally acquired by the Rolland family around 1920 and was gradually expanded with the addition of several plots by the children Geneviève and Serge Rolland. In 1955, it reached its present size, with 49 cadastral references spread over three appellations producing these Crus: The Château Le Bon Pasteur which is an AOC Pomerol – 6.62 hectares; the Château Rolland-Maillet which is an AOC Saint-Émilion Grand Cru – 3.35 hectares; and the Château Bertineau-Saint-Vincent which is an AOC Lalande-de-Pomerol – 5.67 hectares. Since 1978, the founders’ two grandsons manage the domaine, one of whom is Michel Rolland, one of Bordeaux's most esteemed oenologists. Michel consults for many domaines on the Right Bank, specifically those with a high percentage of Merlot, which is his specialty. In May 2013, Michel sold the château to an Asian investor, and it became the First Grand Cru to do so.