Château Le Bon Pasteur – 2010 – Pomerol

Red wine with a deep ruby-red core, starting to lose some of the colour at the rim. Intense nose here. Pure with high intensity. There is a floral touch; like violet, some notes of rose petal. On top of that there is really a wealth of ripe fruit. Quite a mix here of red and dark berries. Fine intensity here, really with an emphasis on fruit. There are some discreet oak in the background, gentle roasted notes, and a hint of vanilla. Beautiful fruit, really intense. Very nice on the palate here. I love the volume here. Really mouth filling. The texture is really rounded and silky. So there is a good level of extract there, but really fine and polished tannin. Once again a plethora of sweet fruit, like crushed red and dark berries, with some of those floral undertones. Quite elegant and gentle spiciness. Well integrated oak. Really delicious and juicy fruit. I think this is a fine combination of power and elegance. It is really leaving a good impression on the palate. It is keeps lingering, really long powerful and persistence. Yet it is well balanced with discreet oak, finely tuned tannins. Bloody good drinkability.

Tasted by the Best Sommelier of the World, Andreas Larsson.