Château Tour Maillet Pomerol 2022

Decanter

Potent and intense on the nose, forward and expressive. Smooth and supple on the palate, lovely agility but with grippy tannins that cushion the fruit and provide a wide structure for the wine. Dense but refined, weighty but not too much, with cool blue fruit touches and edges of florality throughout. Nicely worked with lots of energy and style. Tannins are grippy and hold the interest, needing to soften in the future, but this has clarity and nice detail. A bit more serious than some by the finish, the concentration and intensity showing through with subtle touches of liquorice, clove and toast. 2.2ha vineyard. Ageing 12 months, 50% new, 50% one wine barrels. Rolland & Associés consultants.

James Suckling

Solid Pomerol with chocolate and berries. Velvety and fine-textured tannins. Medium body. Fresh finish.

Jeb Dunnuck

A wine that's going to rival the 2019 and 2020, the 2022 Château Tour Maillet (Lagardère) sports a glass-staining purple hue as well as a powerful bouquet of cassis, plums, spicy oak, and chocolate. Nicely concentrated and medium to full-bodied, with terrific purity, it's another impressive Pomerol in the vintage. Give bottles 4-5 years in the cellar and enjoy over the following decade or more.

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

Lush, open, forward, Pomerol that opens with lilacs, cherries, cocoa and espresso beans in the nose. The medium-bodied, richly-textured wine has a core of black and red plums, chocolate-covered cherries, espresso and licorice. Give it a bit of time for the oak to become better integrated, and it could score even higher. Drink from 2025-2040.

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