2019 Enclos Tourmaline

Description

98 Jeb Dunnuck
“The 2019 Enclos Tourmaline is a tiny production Pomerol coming from a one-hectare vineyard beside Clinet. It’s a rich, powerful, yet incredibly elegant Pomerol that does everything right, offering beautiful cassis and darker cherry fruits, notes of cedarwood, spicy oak, and chocolate, full-bodied richness, silky tannins, and a great finish. It marries opulence with finesse perfectly and is one heck of an impressive Pomerol that can be drunk any time over the coming 25 years or so. Pomerol was one of the standout appellations in 2019, and this shows it.” (April 2022)

97 James Suckling
“This has rich dark-fruit and smoky character with notes of ripe plums, black olives, spices, cocoa and clay-like soil. Some sweet tobacco, too. Full body, layers of fine, polished tannins and a round, creamy texture. Pure fruit with a touch of blue flowers. Rich and complex, yet fresh and delicious. Long and firm with a polished, earthy finish. Really impressive and rather decadent at the end. Le Pin-like.” (February 2022)

95 Lisa Perrotti-Brown for The Wine Independent
“Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2019 Enclos Tourmaline sings of cherry, redcurrant jelly, black raspberries, and wild blueberries scents, plus suggestions of candied violets, Sichuan pepper, and forest floor. Full-bodied, the palate is juicy, with loads of red berry sparks and spicy accents, padded with soft tannins, finishing with lovely perfume and freshness.” (May 2022)

93+ William Kelley for Wine Advocate
“The 2019 Enclos Tourmaline offers up aromas of plums, wild berries, sweet spices, loamy soil and creamy new oak. Full-bodied, ample and succulent, it’s elegantly muscular, with an ample core of fruit, lively acids and powdery tannins. Derived from holdings on the plateau respectively located between Le Pin and Trotanoy, opposite Clinet, and opposite the château of La Fleur-Pétrus, this is the most serious Pomerol in Peter Kwok’s portfolio. Drink Date 2025 – 2050.” (April 2022)