2022 Beauregard (Pomerol)

The 2022 Beauregard is gorgeous. Dark, ample and seductive, the 2022 is bursting with dark red-toned fruit, spice, leather and dried herbs. There’s tremendous depth and textural resonance, elements that blossom with a bit of time in the glass. In 2022, the blend is 67% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Franc and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, the first time Cabernet Sauvignon has been in this blend. Notable. 92-94 points

The 2022 Beauregard has a pleasant, if not exactly page-turning, bouquet. There`s expected blackberry and blueberry fruit and a bit of warmth peaking through and denuding the precision of its peers. Grippy tannins frame the palate. Aniseed hints tincture the black fruit with a slightly savory finish. Fine, but it`s a Pomerol that I would broach over the next decade. 89-91 points

Inky in colour, clear spice on the first attack, this grips on tight and shows lovely slate-textured tannins, along with bilberry, black cherry, white pepper. Tannins that are very much in control, even heading towards strict at this point. Impressive, a great quality if serious Beauregard. First year with Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend, on a 70ares plot of deep gravels, a tiny but important slice of this 17.5ha property. 45% new oak for ageing, with 15% aged in 500l oak caks, 36hl/h yield, which for the year was pretty good for Pomerol. Tasted twice. winemaker Guillaume Fredoux, overseen by director Vincent Priou. 94 points