2018 Château Clos du Clocher

Sweet tobacco, cedar, wet earth and mushroom aromas with dark fruit, following through to a full body with rich, chewy tannins to the cool fruit. Powerful and tannic, yet polished and poised. Try after 2025. (01/2021)

Another outstanding Pomerol in the vintage, the 2018 Clos Du Clocher is impressive. Revealing a deep purple color as well as notes of ripe plum, black cherries, scorched earth, graphite, and cedary herbs, it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, a straight, focused texture, good balance, and outstanding length. It says focused and inward on the palate, but I suspect 4-5 years in the cellar will help open it up as well as let some of the tannins resolve. It's unquestionably an outstanding wine and it should have two decades of overall longevity. (03/2021)