Château La Grave a Pomerol Trigant de Boisset Château La Grave a Pomerol Trigant de Boisset

Similar to my April 2014 TN, but not as attenuated, with better fruit and with a little more charm. It does develop a strong mineral, even stony note however. Adequate.

Much lighter and drier than the bottle tasted in November, earth and leather, without the attractive stuffing of ripe fruit; slender, slightly attenuated even, relatively short and drying finish. A light and not really distinguished Pomerol, not past its sell-by date but certainly fully mature. Looking at the various TN's, there seems to be a lot of bottle variation.

Remarkably undistinguished. Single-note, primary fruitiness, like a new-world wine, with zero secondary development. And nowhere is even a hint of French terroir. A wine-consultant's product, not a traditional wine.

Mature but lively appearance, orange/brown meniscus; fully evolved, open nose, good depth, mineral freshness, crushed red fruit and a note of earth; the palate has a good stuffing of lovely, ripe and sweet 1999-fruit, medium weight, nice texture, very attractive balance and freshness, no lack of tannic grip; good length. Quickly becomes coarser and less charming after opening. Fully mature, showing well but drink up.

Une belle jambe, fruit confit, généreux en bouche. Je suis comblé!

Académie des Cinquante Pomerol Tasting (The Hunting Lodge, Rozendaal, Netherlands) : Mature, evolved colour; delicious ripe, creamy tannins, lovely balance, well-rounded, charme and finesse, good structure and freshness, harmonious.

Drinking well. Full bodied, deep fruit, a bit dry on the finish.

Bordeaux Right bank – Young VS Mature (Wine Route Ra'anana) : Purple – brown. Superb nose, a complex mix of fruits with earthy- farm odors. Light to medium bodied. Good harmony and balance (85$)

very good wine for dinner, decanted very short, I need more tannins in wine , medium long

drank at home with wife on nat's 1st bday. smell of herbs and musk. very balance wine; taste gamey and chewy. Goes well with lamb.

An excellent claret and well worth drinking now.

I enjoyed this very much. Soft, well-balanced, chewy, and quite jammy - classic Pomerol. Went great with my lamb. Will buy more - at the right price.