Rouget - Pomerol 2020

Jamessuckling.com

96-97 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe6/16/2021

A full-bodied red with a dense, deep palate of ripe fruit, crushed stone and chocolate. Very round, creamy tannins that are nicely integrated. Shows very attractive potential.

Le Figaro

91-93 / 100

the6/2/2021

Un nez charmant tout en opulence, aux notes compotée de fraise et de framboise, suivies d'un subtil arôme de sous bois. Une bouche sapide, pleine de vivacité, de fruits frais et de tannins encore bien présents, qui mériteraient davantage de longueur.

Vinous

92-94 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe6/1/2021

The 2020 Rouget is laced with lavish, inky fruit, cedar, tobacco, menthol, licorice, cedar and tobacco. Rich, sumptuous and alluring, Rouget is all about immediacy. Plush and silky, with soft contours and exceptional balance, Rouget delivers the goods, and then some. The forward, lush style is hugely appealing.

Jeb DUNNUCK

91-93 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/28/2021

A rich, voluptuous Pomerol that does a lot right, the 2020 Château Rouget offers ample black cherry and currant fruit as well as notes of tobacco and chocolate. Rich, mouth-filling, and medium to full-bodied, it offers supple tannins, solid mid-palate depth, and a great finish. It’s worth pointing out that 30% of this wine was fermented with stems

Vinous

91-93 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/27/2021

The 2020 Rouget was tasted from two half-bottles. Deep in color, it has an intense bouquet of black currant, tobacco and truffle shavings and an increasingly pronounced undergrowth scent. Compared to recent vintages that I have found a bit trop, this is much more focused and controlled. The palate is medium-bodied with quite firm tannins and well-judged acidity, touches of dark chocolate infusing the black fruit. This is well balanced and fresh and though there is some new oak to be assimilated toward the finish, this is very promising Rouget that deserves 4–6 years in bottle.

Decanter.com

93 / 100

byJane Ansonthe5/25/2021

Powerful, as Rouget often is, with a skilful push and pull between power and finesse. Big-shouldered and intense, with plenty of chocolate and liquorice, excellent quality. Conversion to organic farming begun in 2020. Harvest September 15 to 30. 30% new oak.

Wine Advocate

88-90 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe5/20/2021

The 2020 Rouget has a deep purple-black color and pronounced notes of spiced blackberries, black cherry preserves and prunes, plus hints of cedar chest, Indian spices and tilled soil. The full-bodied palate is concentrated with slightly drying tannins and a lot of oak influence at this stage, finishing a little coarse. It could well come through this as just an "ugly-duck" stage, but I've scored it conservatively.

Anthocyanes

90-92 / 100

byYohan Castaingthe5/11/2021

Bouquet très boisé, épices et fruits noirs très murs. Bouche enrobante, charnue, encore boisée avec du velouté et de la fraicheur. Une tension agréable.

Bernard Burtschy

95-97 / 100

byBernard Burtschythe5/10/2021

Falstaff

93-95 / 100

the5/10/2021

Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Mit süßen Gewürzen und feinen Edelholznuancen unterlegte schwarze Waldbeerfrucht, ein Hauch von Lakritze, frische Mandarinenzesten, attraktives Bukett. Komplex, saftig, kraftvolle Textur, dunkler Nougat und reife Pflaumen, reife Tannine, bleibt lange haften, sicheres Reifepotenzial.

My Bettane + Desseauve

94-95 / 100

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/7/2021