Peter Maude Fine Wines
2025, Clos L'Eglise, POMEROL
$125.35 inc. GST
Owned by the Moreau family who also own Pomerols Château Plince.
70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc.
The 2025 Clos l'Église is intense on the nose with black berries, touches of liquorice and cassis, cohering nicely in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly chalky tannins on the entry that lend tension. Very good weight and density in this Pomerol, structured with gentle grip, fine minéralité towards the finish that lingers in the mouth. This will require four or five years in bottle, but there is a lot of potential here. 2032-2052.
92-94 Neal Martin.
94-96 Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW.
The 2025 Clos L'Eglise is a potent, brooding Pomerol. Broad swaths of tannin enshroud a core of intense dark fruit, leather, chocolate, liquorice and espresso. Yields were just 19 hectoliters per hectare. That concentration of fruit and tannin lends the 2025 tremendous textural intensity. Élevage will be essential here.
92-94 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.