Daniel M

9.0

Château Montviel, Pomerol 2019
All-saints lunch at home with the in-laws. This was poured along a cassoulet (well, high-quality canned cassoulet bought in France this summer and brought back in the trunk of our car). The nose shows tar, cigar box, damp, freshly moved earth in a field, dark cherries, blackcurrant, blackberries. The palate is well balanced. Strong acid drive, nice cherries and black currant notes all along, some width, some weight, a spherical mid palate with tannins. These tannins disturb the overall mouthfeel, which was soft and rounded, as expected for a merlot-dominant blend from Pomerol, by adding a drying layer over a long, blackcurrant and cherries finish that goes on for a while. Some tar notes and a bitter touch blossom in the very end. I don't drink Pomerol wines very often, but I'm always satisfied when I do. It's always reliable and even if it's not always great, there is always a nice story in the glass.
90 out of 100. — 11 hours ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

8.9

1989 vintage. 10.16.26. — 16 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2022 vintage. Dirty, feral nose. Medium body (tho lighter than other Beauregard efforts I’ve had over the years). Solid effort and intriguing. Currently not worth the 33% price increase since the last (excellent) vintage-2018-I picked up. 9.30.26. — a month ago

Paul K

9.5

Decanted and let sit for two hours, with just a quick taste at pop and pour. Delicious.

I’ve been staring at these bottles for quite some time, and while it’s still very early, I feel like I got a pretty good preview of what this has in store. The youth is compressing the fruit on the nose, allowing the oak, earth, flint, spice, and dried flowers to take center stage.

There’s a touch of iodine on the initial palate, followed by increasingly complex fruit. Blue, black, and red fruits all emerged more and more as the night progressed, but they were never really at the fore. Everything feels beautifully integrated, layered, and just a little restrained right now.

Lovely wine, but I’m putting a sticky note on the remaining bottles: do not touch for five years. — 2 months ago

Craig Becraft

9.0

Still going strong, slightly muted, but very impressive dark bramble bit of Troy integrated tannins brought the best out in my seared T-bone steak — 4 months ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.3

89% Merlot - 11% Cabernet Franc #pomerol — 4 months ago

Jay Kline

8.9

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of three days. Consistent throughout. The 2016 pours a deep garnet/purple color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of cassis, plum, purple flowers, graphite, and a combination of cool and warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium. I think this is my first experience with the second wine of Chateau Lagrange. Went well with my burger. Plenty of life left in it. Drink now through 2036. — 8 days ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.2

2022 vintage. Mainly Merlot (92%) with Cabernet Franc. Finding good Pomerol under 30 euro a bottle isn't an easy task, but this is a good example. Seductive nose after 15 minutes in the glass with strawberry jam,flowers and subtle spices. The high alcohol (15% abv.) is well integrated. Smooth and round, without the complexity of the best, but a pleasure to drink and good value indeed. 52000 bottles produced with a yield of 39 HL/ hectare. Aged 12 months in oak barrels, 49% new. Mechanical harvest with manual sorting. Claire Moueix is in charge since 2013. Abv. 15.% — a month ago

Jelle Lars Heijmans

9.9

Sommelier = dr. Bibber — 21 days ago

D Maria Halstead

9.2

2000 Nice nose, chocolate, blackberry, rich aromas. Dark color. In mouths black cherry, light oak, smooth. — 2 months ago

Bob Boyle

9.0

Tasted over 3 days. The first day the substantial soft tannins obscured the fruit I expected in this Pomerol, the second night the tannins softened but still present, but the third night the wine opened and just as the third bowl of porridge was “just right”. Best to hold any 2020 bottles 3-5 years for thebest palate experience.
Santa Monica — 2 months ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Plush and rounded. Plummy fruit. Good stuff — 2 months ago

Alexandre Pagliano

9.3

Small vintage but drinking great now. All cabernet franc in style, elegant, polished, and excellent bottle but cant compare with their best vintages. — 5 months ago

with Jose, veronique and 1 other

Conrad Green

9.6

Very pretty, and delicate, and Lucid. Plum, dark cherry, hints of red flowers, and a soft glossy, supple mid palate. Very refined and balanced. — 22 days ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

romo

9.4

En mag. 20th anniversary dinner. All Merlot love with a touch of CF. - at Little Beast — 22 days ago

Space

9.4

Выпито вторым вином в то же вечер 13.10.26 дома у Дм. А. Лоб. Прекрасное доминирование Мерло. — 19 days ago

Lawrence Bernstein

9.1

9/26 - high marks, soft with beautiful amount fruit and power. Balanced. 91, maybe 92. Tyler $85 — a month ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.3

2016 vintage. A blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc. From an organically farmed 8,5 hectares vineyard, owned by the Bouldy family since 1951. A very fresh and elegant style of Pomerol with complexity and length. Fine value at 30 euro. Abv. 13,5%. — 2 months ago

Vinny Brooklyn

9.0

At Bistro Oshino — 2 months ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

This was my Coravin test. It wasn’t ready a number yrs ago. I put it back in the cellar lying on its side. It survived pleasantly. Did not decant.

2004 not the best Bordeaux vintage but there it was in the store reasonably priced. So, I bought this one. Always curious. The 2nd wine from one of my favorite Right Bank producers, Vieux Chateau Certan. 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc.

The nose shows ripe & slightly candied fruits of; blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, strawberries, raspberries, mulberries & plum. Beautiful, gentle, dark spices, dark, rich earth with dry leaves, mid to dark colas, steeped black tea, anise to some black licorice, understated graphite/dry tobacco, undertones of baking spices-clove, nutmeg, cinnamon & just a slight touch of vanillin,dry crushed rocks/limestone-sandstone, moist clay, brilliant red florals, red roses, dark flowers framed in violets.

The palate has M rounded, dry tannins. The fruits are ripe, juicy, ruby/lush & slightly candied; blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries, strawberries & plum. Beautiful, gentle, dark spices w/ heat, dark, rich earth with dry leaves, mid to dark colas, steeped black tea, anise to some black licorice, dark chocolate baking bar to pudding, mocha, understated graphite/dry tobacco, undertones of baking spices-clove, nutmeg, cinnamon & just a slight touch of vanillin,dry crushed rocks/limestone-sandstone, moist clay, some volcanic minerals, hints of menthol, brilliant red florals, red roses, dark flowers framed in violets, beautiful acidity with a smartly polished, elegant finish that has length, balance & tone that lasts nearly two-minutes.

Moved between 90-92. Ended 92. Enjoyed w/ a medium rare plus Ribcap. Has another 7-10 yrs of road ahead. — 4 months ago