Chateau Nenin 2020

JAMES SUCKLING: "A very fine yet structured Nenin with racy and linear tannins that run the length of the wine. Black chocolate and orange peel. Medium to full body. Chocolate. Very long. Tight and intense. Real structure to this. 68% merlot and 32% cabernet franc. Needs five or six years to open and come around."

WEINWISSER: "Verhaltener Beginn, zarte rotbeerige Konturen, Rosenholz und getrockneter Thymian. Am eleganten Gaumen mit feinsandigem Extrakt und stützendem, reifem Tannin, balancierte Rasse und mittlerer Körper. Im gebündelten Finale rote Johannisbeere, Estragon und feinkörnige Adstringenz. Reifen lassen!"

FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, tiefer Kern, dezente Randaufhellung. Frische Brombeeren, schwarze Herzkirschen, zarte Kräuternote, etwas Tabak und Nugat. Saftig, schokoladige Textur, reife Pflaumen, integrierte Tannine, gute Frische im Abgang, dezente Süße im Rückgeschmack, gute Länge, sicheres Reifepotenzial."

DECANTER: "Black pepper, liquorice, cedar, cinnamon, some dark chocolate on the nose, quite savoury and dark in nature. Floral and aromatic, with some potent black fruit aromas. Heady, smooth and succulent, quite mouthwatering but also a bit severe, the liquorice tang coming through and giving this a bit of potency. A touch woody and lacking in charm right now, but packs a punch and is glamorous. Structured for the long run."

JEB DUNNUCK: "An estate that seems to have hit new heights as of late, the 2020 Château Nenin is another beautiful, ripe, yet balanced and elegant wine from this château. Ripe black cherries, hints of cassis, leafy herbs, chocolate, and earth all define the aromatics, and it's medium to full-bodied, with fine, integrated tannins and a great finish. I like it today, but this has two decades of prime drinking ahead of it."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Deeply colored, you find touches of cedar, flowers, licorice, herbs and dark plums on the nose. Bright, fresh, sweet and crisp, with a zesty, savory, dark red berry mid-palate and long, chewy, spicy finish, this needs some time to soften and develop. Give it 5-7 years in the cellar and enjoy over the next 2 decades. The wine blends 68% Merlot and 32% Cabernet Franc."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Aromas of cherries, sweet berries, rose petals and orange rind introduce the 2020 Nenin, a medium to full-bodied, pure and lively wine with a deep core of fruit, powdery tannins and a penetrating finish. This serious, age-worthy Pomerol illustrates this estate's upward trajectory."

WINE SPECTATOR: " Enticing, with a mix of boysenberry, mulberry and blackberry fruit moving along seamlessly, infused with black tea, anise and apple wood accents. Reveals a savory flicker that sparkles on the finish. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2036."