Chateau Maillet Pomerol 2020 i trækasse

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Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

Incense, licorice, smoke, roses, cherries and chocolate aromas open the nose. On the palate, the wine is rich, supple, creamy and luscious with layers of chocolate-coated, ripe, dark plums. The finish is long, fresh and deep, leaving you with espresso-tinted black cherries, chocolate and black plums that linger.

The Wine Cellar Insider - Jeff Leve

"Incense, licorice, smoke, roses, cherries and chocolate aromas open the nose. On the palate, the wine is rich, supple, creamy and luscious with layers of chocolate-coated, ripe, dark plums. The finish is long, fresh and deep, leaving you with espresso-tinted black cherries, chocolate and black plums that linger.”

James Suckling

This has a perfumed nose of sandalwood, lavender, blackcurrants, cassis, star anise and black olives. Full-bodied, velvety and creamy, with bright acidity to complement the ripe layers of black and blue fruit. Seamless tannins..

Jeb Dunnuck

I loved the 2020 Château Maillet, a richer, concentrated, focused Pomerol with terrific density and depth. Black cherries, smoked darker currants, chocolate, and leafy tobacco are just some of its nuances, and it's medium to full-bodied, with plenty of background oak and a great finish. It’s brilliant juice, but it needs at least 4-6 years of bottle age.

Markus del Monego MW

Intense purple colour with violet hue and black core. Complex and well structured nose with aroma reminiscent of ripe blackberries, juicy black currants, sweet elderberries, dark stone fruit, complemented by refined toasting and hints of oriental spices. On the palate well structured with intense flavour of ripe fruit, elegant spiciness and fine toasting. A wine with excellent length and good tension.

Decanter

Big, dominating tannins, this is burly, there is some seductive black cherry fruit underneath but it strides into the room. As it softens, sweet blackberry purée arrives, and overall you are firmly in signature Pomerol territory here, just a pumped-up version.

Robert Parker

The 2020 Maillet has a deep purple-black color and wonderfully pure notions of ripe black plums, wild blueberries and black cherries, plus hints of cedar chest, spice box and red roses with a waft of underbrush. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers mouth-filling black fruit layers with a firm, grainy frame of ripe tannins and just enough freshness, finishing long and spicy.

Vinous

The 2020 Maillet is a powerful, explosive Pomerol. Black cherry, plum, livorice, chocolate and cloves are all dialed up in this sumptuous, flamboyant 2020. Maillet is not subtle, but it packs plenty of punch and is sure to be a crowd pleaser.

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