2021 Château Bourgneuf

The 2021 Bourgneuf is a delicate, charming Pomerol. Crushed flowers, spice, red berry fruit and orange peel are all nicely lifted. This is an especially perfumed, mid-weight vintage for Bourgneuf, a wine that has been bigger in the recent past.

- Antonio Galloni (12/2023)

Currants, dried flowers, lemon zest and sliced chilis on the nose. Firm and tight-knit tannins provide excellent structure here. Bright, tight and medium-bodied. Try from 2025. (07/2024)

Lots of spicy, herbal, and earthy notes as well as solid red and black fruits emerge from the 2021 Château Bourgneuf, a medium-bodied, focused, foursquare, yet certainly charming Pomerol. A blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc from gravelly, clay soils, it should be given 3-4 years to let the tannins round out then enjoyed over the following decade. (04/2024)

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2021 Bourgneuf delivers notes of baked plums and blackberry preserves with an undercurrent of charcoal, bay leaves, and crushed rocks. The medium-bodied palate is lively, with a fine-grained texture and bright, youthful black fruits, finishing on a mineral note. (04/2023)

Offers caressing notes of blackberry and black cherry puree laced with savory, tobacco and alder accents. A touch taut on the finish, but there's just enough fruit for balance. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2029. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 1,500 cases made, 200 cases imported.

-J.M.

The 2021 Bourgneuf has turned out better than I anticipated, and one senses its proximity to Trotanoy more clearly than was the case from barrel. Exhibiting aromas of sweet berries, cherries and licorice, it's medium to full-bodied, fleshy and layered, with good depth at the core, framed by sweet structuring tannins. While it will offer plenty of near-term appeal, don't discount its capacity to age.

- William Kelley (02/2024)