2017 Domaine de l'Eglise
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The 2017 Domaine de l’Eglise has a little more gumption and purpose on the nose compared to the La Croix du Casse: black plum and mulberry, iron filings mixed with bay leaf. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin, a fine bead of acidity, fresh and focused with fine cohesion towards the finish and pepper aftertaste. This is a lovely Pomerol from the same owners as Trotte Vieille and Batailley.
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The 2017 Domaine de l’Eglise lost one-quarter of its production to frost, the final yield clocking in at 32hl/ha. It is matured in 51% new oak. This has a more precise bouquet than the La Croix de Casse that is also owned by the Castéja family of Borie Manoux offering scents of blackberry, redcurrant, truffle and light brine aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with a fine core of graphite-tinge black fruit that segues into a nicely detailed, almost flinty finish that was much more precise in the sample shown at Trottevieille towards the end of my visit. It should drink well for up to 12 years, possibly more, although I would have liked to see more flair, more complexity.
The 2017 Domaine de L'Eglise is a dark, powerful wine. Dark plum, chocolate, leather and licorice are some of the notes that are pushed forward in this decidedly virile, intense Pomerol from Philippe Casteja. Frost took with it 28% of the production.