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chateau enclos tourmaline, pomerol 2019
ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE
92
JAMES SUCKLING
95

2019 chateau enclos tourmaline, pomerol

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Why We're Buying

Château Enclos Tourmaline sits, appropriately, on the highest point of the Pomerol plateau. There, you can find the parcels that yield its exceptional merlot. Perhaps the only thing higher than its elevation is the demand for the 250 cases of this red wine each year.

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ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE
92

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Enclos Tourmaline bursts from the glass with notes of plum pudding, baked blackberries and Black Forest cake plus hints of pencil lead, tar and new leather. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is laden with dried black berries and spicy layers, framed by chewy tannins, finishing a little firm and yet with lovely freshness. Give it a good 2-4 years in bottles and drink it over the next 12-15+.

JAMES SUCKLING
95

James Suckling

Fantastic purity and depth to this young wine and especially for the vintage. Medium to full body. Creamy and beautifully textured with gorgeous richness and balance. Harmonious. Love the texture. 100 merlot. Hard not to drink now, but better in 2022. 2,000 bottles made.

JEB DUNNUCK
94

Jeb Dunnuck

One of the riper, more powerful wines in the vintage, the 2017 Enclos Tourmaline boasts a deep purple color as well as a monster bouquet of blackberries, blueberries, plums, roasted herbs, and candied violets. Structured, tannic, full-bodied, and in need of a solid 4-5 years (or more) of bottle age, it should be one of the longer-lived wines in the vintage from Pomerol. This cuvee comes from a miniscule one-hectare plot, just beside Chateau Clinet, that prior to 2012 belonged to Chateau La Patache. It was purchased in 2012 by Hong Kong financer Peter Kwok and it’s been up with the top wines of the vintage ever since. The wine is always 100 Merlot, aged 20 months all in new barrels, and it hit 14.5 natural alcohol. There are a tiny 2,000 bottles produced. Rating: 94+