Petit Village - Pomerol 2021

Jamessuckling.com

94-95 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe6/8/2022

Blackberry, dark-chocolate and crushed-slate aromas and flavors. Some lead pencil, too. It’s full and medium-chewy with a fresh finish. Solid. 65% merlot, 26% cabernet franc and 9% cabernet sauvignon.

Jeb DUNNUCK

92-95 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe6/2/2022

The 2021 Château Petit-Village showed brilliantly, and this is certainly a château readers should have on their short list. Beautiful black cherries, raspberries, violets, and floral notes define the bouquet, and it's medium-bodied on the palate, with a charming, supple, seamless mouthfeel that carries ripe, polished tannins, good mid-palate depth, and a great finish. It's unquestionably a gorgeous wine in the making.

Bettane & Desseauve

94-95 / 100

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/24/2022

Ce millésime voit s’ajouter aux 4,5 hectares situés une parcelle supplémentaire de merlot qualitative juste à côté de La Conseillante. Ce cépage représente 65 % de l’assemblage final, composé également de 36 % de cabernet franc et 9 % de cabernet-sauvignon. Le fruit tendre et profond propre au millésime se retrouve sur ce 2021 cohérent du début à la fin de bouche. La finale aux accents de pivoine, d’iris et de violette dynamise un corps à l’intensité soyeuse qui affiche d’avantage son identité à chaque millésime.

Alexandre Ma

92-94 / 100

byAlexandre Mathe5/16/2022

Petit-Village 2021 is definitely a “sexy bomb” that seems to be delicate but is actually quite powerful. The gentle fragrances of berry fruits echo the soft and mild texture appeared in the beginning. Some mellow while refreshing sensation, like chilled milk flowing on the palate, is hence delivered. Thanks to the firm structure brought by the clay soil, this wine starts to show its strength and profound structure on the mid-palate, a perfect counter to the lack of concentration in 2021. 2021???Petit-Village??????????????“???”?????????????????????,????????,???????????????????????????,??????????????????????,???????????2021???????????

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

92 / 100

byJane Ansonthe5/13/2022

Vinous

91-93 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/12/2022

The 2021 Petit-Village was picked in several tries through the parcels, this vintage the first using a density sorter and made 100% by gravity. Harvested between September 29 and October 5 and matured in 50% new oak, it has a very pure bouquet of black cherries and blueberry fruit, crushed violet coming through with time. The palate is medium-bodied with quite firm tannins, the Cabernet component imparting almost Left Bank traits of pencil lead and cedar. Displaying good depth, and more cohesive than vintages that I was tasting five to six years ago, this Petit-Village demonstrates fine focus. Though it needs a little more fruit on the finish, it should age well in bottle. (13.5% alcohol)

Vinous

90-92 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe5/11/2022

The 2021 Petit-Village is a pretty supple wine, with lovely fruit purity and terrific balance. There is good energy and depth throughout. The 2021 was made only from the old vines here. It will be interesting to see what the new ownership team brings, as Petit-Village sits on what most observers consider pretty hallowed ground.

Anthocyanes

91-93 / 100

byYohan Castaingthe5/6/2022

Assemblages non réalisés. Nez un peu racinaire, de très belles notes de fruits noirs, de cassis, de mure, légèrement moka pour une bouche tendue, droite, élégante très proche du style du millésime et différente de l'année dernière. Aérien en finale avec des tanins structurants qui serrent un peu mais les élevages assagiront l'ensemble.

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

byWilliam Kelleythe4/29/2022

Aromas of dark berries, cherries, sweet spices and raw cocoa introduce the 2021 Petit Village, a medium to full-bodied, concentrated, ambitious wine that's layered and velvety, with lively acids and ripe but rather chewy tannins. The fruit of a rigorous selection, I appreciate all the hard work that's going here, but I wonder if a gentler touch with extraction might have delivered something more sensual. It's a blend of 65% Merlot, 26% Cabernet Franc and 9% Cabernet Sauvignon, and it was picked late but very quickly, benefiting from the Moulin family's large picking team.

Decanter.com

93 / 100

byGeorgina Hindlethe4/1/2022

Perfumed and concentrated on the nose, pure black fruit aromas scented with juniper, blackcurrants and black cherries. Delicate and graceful in terms of flavour profile but with robust and firm tannins that coat the mouth with a wonderful succulence and high acidity. This delivers a soft chewiness where you get a full mouthfeel with lift and vibrancy as well as a cool menthol finish. Sharp and tart strawberries and red cherries but also chalky and wet stone elements. Feels well worked but with energy and sculpting. You get the precision here, feel the cleanness of the fruit and tension in the minerality. It’s beguiling in its approachability on the one hand and it’s structured, knitted core on the other. Muscled but elegant.