Château Nenin Pomerol 2019

On the Right Bank, Pomerol was the place to be in 2019, and the 2019 Chateau Nenin is one of the finest wines from this address I've tasted. Based on 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc still aging in 45% new French oak, this deep purple-hued effort has a gorgeous nose of ripe blackberry and blueberry fruits interwoven with lots of classic tobacco, damp earth, chocolate, and cedar pencil nuances. Ripe yet also fresh and lively on the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, has beautiful tannins, flawless balance, and a great finish. In short, it's another rockstar of a 2019 Pomerol that readers are going to love.

The 2019 Nenin is exuberant on the nose with brambly red fruit, iris flower and a touch of marine. Very harmonious. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, slightly granular in texture with a fresh and tensile finish. What a delightful and captivating Pomerol. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.

91-93. Barrel Sample. This Pomerol estate, owned by Domaines Delon, has produced a structured, dense wine, dominated by 70% Merlot. Rich tannins and black currant fruits are knit together by the wood aging that shows in the spiciness. The wine's core of tannins is sure to give it aging potential.

A Merlot-dominant blend complemented by 30% Cabernet Franc, the 2019 Nenin offers up notes of sweet berries and plums framed by creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, supple and fleshy, it's rich and enveloping, with an ample core of fruit and supple structuring tannins. Four hectares on gravel soils adjacent to Trotanoy lend structure, but the 2019 is so polished out of the gates that it might be easy to miss it.

Delivers warm plum sauce and blackberry reduction flavors that cruise through, with a velvety structure and a finish marked by licorice root and anise accents. A solid, forthright Pomerol. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2023 through 2035.