Bon Pasteur - Pomerol 2021

Vinous

94

byAntonio Gallonithe4/2/2024

The 2021 Le Bon Pasteur is dark, rich and super-expressive. Large-scaled, ample and persistent, the 2021 is layered with red fruit, mocha, plum and spice. The resonant, textured finish and overall balance here are commendable.

Vinous

94

byAntonio Gallonithe2/28/2024

The 2021 Le Bon Pasteur is dark, rich and super-expressive. Large-scaled, ample and persistent, the 2021 is layered with red fruit, mocha, plum and spice. The resonant, textured finish and overall balance here are commendable.

Jamessuckling.com

94

byJames Sucklingthe2/22/2024

Refined and integrated oak gives a classy touch to the fruit. Smoke, cigar box and hints of truffle, cocoa beans and sandalwood to the ripe cherries and blackberries. Medium body on the palate with fine, dusty tannins and a slightly chewy but very extensive finish. Give it one or two more years. Try from 2024 through to 2032.

Wine Spectator

88

byJames Molesworththe2/22/2024

Presents open-knit raspberry and plum coulis flavors that stretch out nicely over an ever-so-slightly grainy structure, while savory and red tea notes help fill in the background. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2030. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 1,000 cases made, 250 cases imported.  –JM

matthewjukes.com

15,5

byMatthew Jukesthe8/2/2022

Rather too concentrated and sour, this is a very oaky wine, and the fruit is somehow a little cooked and raw for my taste. The oak is ridiculously over the top, too, so I will come back next year and hope for a change of recipe. 15.5?

Jamessuckling.com

94-95

byJames Sucklingthe6/8/2022

This is a very balanced and pretty wine with ultra-fine tannins that are integrated and persist through the wine. It’s medium-bodied with lovely length and depth. A focused and thought-provoking wine for the vintage.

Jeb DUNNUCK

90-92

byJeb Dunnuckthe6/2/2022

Tasted numerous times, the 2021 Château Le Bon Pasteur is a richer, more powerful wine in the vintage offering plenty of black fruits, graphite, and scorched earth nuances in a medium-bodied, nicely structured style. It has some background oak and will benefit from 2-4 years of bottle age. The blend is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, from a 6.6-hectare site planted on clay and gravelly soils. Fermentation is in a mix of tank and barrel, and the élevage is in 70% new barrels.

Bettane & Desseauve

93

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/24/2022

Plus en structure qu’en arômes, ce vin a du fond et du répondant, avec 20 % de cabernet franc qui marquent de la plus belle des façons la fin de bouche.

The Vintage Journal

94-95

byAndrew Caillard MWthe5/17/2022

Deep crimson. Intense lead pencil/ cedar dark plum aromas. Generously concentrated wine with ample dark plum, blackberry fruits, plentiful cedary/ al dente tannins, superb mid-palate volume and fresh linear acidity. Finishes chocolaty firm with chinotto bittersweet notes. Masterful wine with very good density, fruit complexity and torque. 80% merlot, 20% cabernet franc. 18 months in 70% new and 30% seasoned oak. 13.5% alc

Alexandre Ma

91-92

byAlexandre Mathe5/16/2022

The wine shows ripe blueberry and cherry notes, accompanied by rich baking aromas. The melted-cheese-like tannins joined hands with the full-bodied texture, delivering a classic example of "great concentration in a cool vintage". Thanks to the mellow texture on the palate and the lush fragrance of spices, a satisfying wine with chewy structure is presented. I look forward to opening another bottle in 15 years and finding more pleasant surprises. ???????,???????,???????,?????????????,????????“???????????”?????????????????????????,????????????????15???,??????????????

The Wine Cellar Insider

91-93

byJeff Levethe5/16/2022

Black cherries, incense, espresso, flowers and red fruits show with ease in the nose and in the round, soft, medium-bodied, elegant, plummy palate. The wine will take a year or two for the oak to fully integrate. Drink from 2024-2040. 91-93

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

89

byJane Ansonthe5/13/2022

Vinous

92-94

byNeal Martinthe5/12/2022

The 2021 Le Bon Pasteur has a delineated and fresh bouquet with attractive blackberry and wild strawberry fruit and hints of wilted iris flower. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins and substance, fine grip with a fresh and minerally finish. I tasted three samples over the course of three weeks, and concluded this is a great success in a challenging vintage. Whilst in the past I have been critical of this Pomerol, this is an unexpected surprise that I look forward to re-tasting once in bottle. Tasted three times with consistent notes.

Vinous

93-95

byAntonio Gallonithe5/11/2022

The 2021 Le Bon Pasteur was impressive both times I tasted it. Vibrant and deep, the 2021 offers up generous red cherry/plum fruit, rose petal, spice, mint and licorice, all with a sense of exoticism that is hard to miss. There's a feeling of real energy and vibrancy I don't recall seeing here previously. The 2021 is one of the best vintages in recent memory. Sadly, yields are just 20 hectoliters per hectare. What a pleasant surprise the 2021 is. Don't miss it.

vvwine

90

byAdrian Van Velsenthe5/10/2022

Leicht rauchige Nase, strahlt Terroir aus, zeigt mineralische Noten, dunkle Beeren, etwas Tabak. Im Gaumen straff, ordentlich konzentriert, die Gerbstoffe markieren, sind etwas flockig, überlagern die Frucht. Im Abgang mit merklicher Adstringenz, jedoch auch sehr guter Länge. Ob der Ausbau mehr Schliff bringt? 2028-2040 (Verkostet im April 2022. UGCB)

Anthocyanes

87-89

byYohan Castaingthe5/6/2022

Nez boisé et grillé, des notes de fumée, de fruits noirs et de tabac. Bouche dense, tannique avec une structure sur l'allonge et une masse tannique importante. Attendons la fin des élevages.

Wine Advocate

82-84

byWilliam Kelleythe4/29/2022

One of the most brutally oaky and extracted wines I tasted while spending over a month in Bordeaux, the 2021 Bon Pasteur exhibits aromas of berry liqueur, rich spices and creamy new oak, followed by a full-bodied, bitter and astringent palate that assaults the tongue and gums with vigor. In a ripe vintage, the quality of tannins can somewhat mitigate this old-fashioned style of winemaking, but in a less propitious year such as 2021, the results are disastrous.

Decanter.com

93

byGeorgina Hindlethe4/1/2022

Concentrated and intense on the palate in terms of depth of flavour - the blackcurrant, black cherry and damson fruit to the fore but set against firm, grippy and quite dense tannins that coat the whole mouth giving a liquorice, spice and slate tone to the palate. It's on the fuller end of the vintage and instead of delicacy you get a good dose of vibrant fruit power and tannic backbone. A bold and characterful wine, really quite abundant with all the individual elements on show. Still super-youthful, with swagger and pent up energy at this point. Lots of potential. Tasted twice