Ch Rouget - Pomerol 2020 (750ml)

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Producer	Ch Rouget
Country	France
Region	Bordeaux
Subregion	Pomerol
Varietal	Bordeaux Blend
Vintage	2020
Sku	38654
Size	750ml

  

WA

92

JD

91-93

JR

16.5

JS

96-97

V

92-94

History of Château Rouget began several centuries ago. Already known at the end of the Roman Empire, the Estate's terroirs were at that time merged with Saint-Emilion's ones. Château Rouget is certainly the Estate in Pomerol which has made the most progress during last 20 years.

Clay and gravel soils combined with the unique micro-climate of Pomerol plateau offer ideal conditions for Merlot. Combined with Cabernet Franc, the latter reveals its best expression through our wines which are renowned for their elegant structure and complexity.

This wine smells like dark fruit with hints of spice and truffle. It tastes smooth and light with flavors of black fruit and plum, and has a refreshing aftertaste.

A full-bodied red with a dense, deep palate of ripe fruit, crushed stone and chocolate. Very round, creamy tannins that are nicely integrated. Shows very attractive potential.

The 2020 Rouget is another rich, demonstrative wine from this estate situated on the edge of the Pomerol plateau. Offering up aromas of blackberries, cherries and baking chocolate framed by a lavish application of creamy new oak, it's medium to full-bodied, broad and enveloping, with a ripe core of fruit, powdery tannins and an expansive, vanillin-inflected finish. With a lighter touch in élevage and efforts to pursue more vibrant flavors, it's clear that this estate could easily score even higher.

The 2020 Rouget is laced with lavish, inky fruit, cedar, tobacco, menthol, licorice, cedar and tobacco. Rich, sumptuous and alluring, Rouget is all about immediacy. Plush and silky, with soft contours and exceptional balance, Rouget delivers the goods, and then some. The forward, lush style is hugely appealing.

The 2020 Château Rouget showed nicely, with plenty of ripe black cherries, melted chocolate, tobacco, and a hint of iron in its medium to full-bodied, richer, tannic profile. While it's not the most elegant wine out there, it has impressive depth of fruit, sound structure, and a great finish. Tasted twice.

Tasted blind. Deep crimson. Sweet, rich but fresh black fruit on the nose. Big, chewy, dense tannin structure, thickly textured, smoothed. Firm and for the long term. Powerfully structured and just a touch hard on the finish at this point. (JH)