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96 TA. "Pure Merlot and 100% new oak: the recipe sounds as if it never changes at this Pomerol jewel, but Jacques Thienpont is a winemaker who knows how to adapt to the vintage, drawing the best out of his small plot of grapes. The gravelly, sandy soils have yielded a wine that is minerally and quite light, but with hidden profundities. Fine, aromatic, Merlot with a feminine touch, reflecting the influence of Thienpont's wife, the British Master of Wine, Fiona Morrison." Tim Atkin MW, TimAtkin.com, Apr 2012 |