2019 Beauregard
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The 2019 Beauregard is quite understated on the nose but unfolds nicely and seduces thanks to the purity of its black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with fine definition, quite compact with a very slight bitterness surfacing towards the saline finish. Needs a little more length and charm. Just a bit meagre in context of the vintage and certainly compared to the bottle tasted last year. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.
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James Suckling
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Tasted blind. Rich, raisined-fruit nose. Lots of dried-fruit tannin on the finish. Did the grapes shrivel too much here? (JR)
From an estate that appears to be on an upward trajectory, the 2019 Château Beauregard is a textbook 2019 with its pure, elegant, seamless style. Black cherries, darker currants, leafy herbs, and floral notes all emerge on the nose, and its wonderfully textured, medium to full-bodied, has gorgeous tannins, and a great finish. It's up with the 2018 and certainly one of the finest vintages I've tasted from this address. It will drink well for 15-20 years.
The 2019 Beauregard offers up a rich bouquet of plums, cherries, baking chocolate and licorice, followed by a full-bodied, fleshy and sumptuous palate that's broad and enveloping, with an ample core of fruit, melting tannins and ripe but succulent acids. This is a gourmand, demonstrative Pomerol that's already drinking well. This certified-organic estate on the edge of the Pomerol plateau, opposite Petit Village, has been replanted at higher density and benefits from carefully winemaking.
About the producer
Named after its founder, Bernard Beauregard, this property is one of few Pomerol addresses to have an actual château – here a stately 18th-century construction designed by the man behind Bordeaux’s Grand Théâtre.