Inky purple in colour, clear concentration. Plenty of Pomerol polish and seduction in its quality of tannins and creamy texture of black cherry and damson fruits. A spiced black chocolate finish, highlights exactly why Merlot on the soils of Pomerol takes on an expression that is hard to repeat elsewhere. Juicy finish also, good quality overall. 40% new oak, with a small section in clay amphora. Just 3,200 bottles. A 2.2ha vineyard split across two plots of vines, one in the Plince sector and the other in Mazèyres. Drinking Window: 2026 - 2038
Tasted by: Jane Anson (at Primeur week tastings in Bordeaux, 01 May 2021)

This wine is made from 100% Merlot and is being aged in French oak barrels, 40% new, for 12-14 months, with a portion fermented and aging in a 1,000-liter clay amphora. The alcohol came in at 14%. Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2020 Séraphine sashays out of the glass with gorgeous notes of candied violets, dark chocolate-covered cherries and raspberry preserves over a core of juicy black plums and fertile loam, plus a waft of truffles. The medium to full-bodied palate is packed with earth-laced muscular black fruits, supported by firm, ripe, grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and mineral tinged. 3,200 bottles are due to be made.

The 2020 Séraphine was picked from September 10 and matured in 40% new oak plus one 1,000-liter clay amphora. It has an expressive bouquet of blackberry, violets, fig and light truffle scents, all well defined and quintessentially Pomerol. The palate is crisp and fresh on the entry, delivering fine-grained tannins and very well-judged acidity that lends tension and poise. Smooth in texture, it gains weight and grip toward the finish, completing one of the best Séraphine to date. Superb. 3,200 bottles produced.
- vinous.com

100% Merlot. Three weeks’ post-fermentation maceration. Aged in oak (40% new). Fruit from the oldest vines fermented and aged in 1,000-litre clay amphora.
Black core with purple rim. Intense and rich on the nose, marked but not dominated by the oak. A warm and spicy sweetness of damson and blueberry as well as plenty of spice together with a counterbalancing savoury, cedary note. Intense, rich and black-fruited with deep layers of smooth tannins. Just enough freshness to balance. Lots of potential here. (JH)