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Speaking of the left bank, how can we forget the right bank. But with the exception of a Saint-Emilion, there is no official grading on the right bank. However, there is a prestigious appellation here, and the expensive and amazing wines that come from here: Le Pin, petrus... This is Pomerol.
I. Introduction to the Pomerol production area
Located in the eastern part of the Bordeaux appellation, Pomerol is the smallest sub-appellation in the appellation. Although the history of viticulture here dates back to the Roman period, it has never been remarkable. It was not until the 1970s, when people began to realize the potential of this land, that Pomerol began its rise, and now Pomerol has an unparalleled top position on the right bank.
Most of the well-known wineries are concentrated in the northeast of the appellation, where the terrain is high, well-drained and the soil is sandy clay, which is very suitable for growing Merlot grapes, which are also mainly used by wineries here to make wine, with elegant style, solid structure and strong aging potential.
2. Top 20 wineries under the Pomerol "Folk Classification" & Parker score
Although there is no official classification, the people are still quite worried about the grading of Pomerol, and in 1943, La Revue du Vin de France, the authoritative magazine of the French wine industry, divided 26 wineries into 5 grades according to Bordeaux's grading system.
But after so many years, what is the current level of the Pomerol wineries, and how is the ranking? The only thing that can most intuitively reflect these 2 points is the score, and the most authoritative of the various wine critics and critics is Robert Parker.
No, parker scored an average of the authentic wines of Pomerol wineries between 1995 and 2016, and ranked 20 outstanding wineries that represent Pomerol.
Here are the details of each winery:
01. Bertus
Peter
Average score: 95/100 (100 points in 15, 10, 09, 00 years)
Known as the "wayward wine king", the quality of the grapes is extremely high, and the production is discontinued without a word, the most widely known year of suspension is 91 years. Bertus's popularity was due to the promotion of Madame Edmond Loubat in the mid-20th century, and with his unique social means, Bertus became a hit in European and American high society, and then began the road of counterattack. Today, despite the absence of official grading, Bertus has long since become the unshakable "wine king" of Pomerol.
Petus has a total of 12 hectares of vineyards, most of which are grown with Merlot grapes, in addition to a certain percentage cabernet Franc. However, Cabernet Franc grapes are not used by the winery unless it is a particularly good vintage. Bertus only produces one genuine wine, the wine is deep, the smell is delicate and rich, and there are many aromas such as cream, chocolate, truffle and other aromas hidden in the aromas of blackcurrant and mint, with a silky taste and a long aftertaste. The annual production does not exceed 30,000 bottles, and the production is rare.
02. Crenay Church Winery
Chateau L'Eglise Clinet
Average score: 94.6/100 (99+in 2009)
The Château de crinay dates back to the end of the 19th century and is a testament to a friendship: Pomerol's two large families in charge of different wineries: Rouchut and Constant decided to collaborate at the time, and the wine produced was named after the Chateau l'Eglise, which was run by the Rochante family, a tradition that continued until 1950 and was later renamed to its current name.
The vineyards of the Château de crinays cover only 5.5 hectares and are dominated by Merlot grapes. The taste of the genuine wine is concentrated and rich, the body is full,with pure fruit aromas and peculiar spices, which are particularly fresh and wonderful, which is particularly unique among Bordeaux wines. Crenay Church wines have been stable, with Parker ratings above 95 in recent years.
03. Flower Castle Manor
Chateau Lafleur
Average score: 94.6/100 (100 in 05, 00 years)
Flower Castle is also often referred to as Flower Village. Although Citadel is as unrated as other wineries in the Pomerol appellation, this does not affect its status as one of the top wineries in Pomerol or even in France. The founding of chateau de La Gay was inextricably linked to that of Henry Gryrod, the former owner of Chateau Le Gay, who bought a vineyard in Pomerol in 1872 and, after a series of improvements to it, was launched. Once introduced, Citadel was recognized for its outstanding quality, and just 20 years later, the wine from the château is considered the third best wine in the Pomerol appellation, behind château Patus and Château Vieux Chateau Certan.
Citadel is the winery with the highest proportion of Cabernet Franc grapes in the entire Pomerol appellation, and its genuine dry red is a blend of the same proportion of Cabernet Franc and Merlot, with a strong style and elegance, and a strong aroma with a hint of exoticism. It has received 95 points + even full praise from many well-known wine critics. Of the twelve apostles in the famous wine-themed comic Book Drops of God, his 94th vintage was chosen as the 4th Apostle, described as "first love."
04. Violet Winery
Chateau La Violette
Average score: 94.4/100 (100 in 10 years)
Among the famous estates in Pomerol, Château Violet is a rising star, rising to fame in 2006, and in recent years, each of them has scored more than 95 points of praise for it, which has the potential to catch up with the predecessors of the wineries. The vineyards of Château Violet are located in the Pomerol Plateau, with excellent terroir conditions, and the land is used to cultivate Merlot grapes, mostly over 50 years old. In addition, the same technical team is shared with wineries such as Chateau Le Gay. Produced entirely from Merlot and producing just 4,000 bottles a year, the wine bears its name for its signature violet aromas, in addition to the complex aromas of chocolate, black strawberry berries, licorice and truffles, black plums, black cherries and soil.
05, Li Peng
Chateau Le Pin
Average score: 94.18/100 (100 points in 10, 09 years)
Like Bertus, Château Lippen is an impressive "star winery" in the Pomerol appellation. Compared with Bertus, Li Peng's road to fame, known as the "garage wine", is more impressive. Before the 1980s, Li Peng's vineyard was just a small garden with an area of 1 hectare, and it was unknown. In 1979, Jacques Thienpont bought it for 1 million francs, made a series of adjustments and began to refine the wine in the same way as Bertus. In '94, Jack purchased another adjacent plot of land, which currently has 2.7 hectares of vineyards. Li Peng, who was modeled on Bertus everywhere, was very similar to him, and later even "out of the blue" to defeat Bertus in the blind.
06. Meige Winery
Chateau Hosanna
Average score: 94.15/100 (99 in 2009)
Château Megor is now part of the Moueix family, and the name "Hosanna" means praise and applause. With a total of 4.5 hectares of vineyards in the Pomerol Highlands, the terroir conditions are excellent, mainly growing Merlot grapes, but also famous for the old vine Cabernet Franc grapes. Typically, after fermentation, the winery's wines are aged for 12 to 14 months in nearly 50% of the new French oak barrels. Its genuine dry wine is rounded and powerful.
07. Zhuolong Winery
Chateau Trotanoy
Average score: 93.36/100 (98+ in 05 and 09 years)
Founded by the Giraud family at the end of the 18th century, Château Zorón became one of the premier wineries in the Pomerol appellation in the 19th century, becoming a force that could compete with the old Sedan winery. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and due to a series of reasons, the quality of the wine gradually began to decline. Before the 1970s, the quality of the winery was mediocre and there was not much eye-catching performance. Since the 1970s, the quality of the wine has taken a qualitative leap, and it even tastes a bit like the wine king Bertus.
08. Old Sedan Winery
Old Chateau Certan
Average score: 93.09/100 (99 points for 10, 09)
The Old Sedan winery is one of the oldest wineries in the Pomerol appellation and dates back even to the 15th century. At that time, the land where the old Sedan winery was located was very poor, and it was called "Sertan", which means desert, and over time, it became "Certan" and became the name of the winery. In the 19th century, château D'Îrôtes became a model for Pomerol. The winery has 14 hectares of vineyards, mainly merlot grapes, all of which are about 50 years old, as well as some Cabernet Sauvignon . The dry reds produced by Château Serena Sedan are considered to be the most similar to the Medoc regional style, with a strong style, strong tannins and a sweet, rigid and soft finish when aged.
09. LeWang Ji Winery
Chateau L'Evangile
Average score: 93.04/100 (100 in 2009)
Le Wangi Winery is located at the junction of the Pomerol appellation and saint-Emilion appellation, bordering Bertus to the north. Currently owned by luxury group LVMH, the group has undertaken a series of significant overhauls, such as reducing grape production, treating grapes used for winemaking in a more refined way, and renovating the winery's cellars and production halls. This series of measures has led to an improvement in the quality of the wine from 95 to 05 years, and has been praised by Parker as a "Star of Tomorrow".
10. Crina Castle
Chateau Clinet
Average score: 92.27/100 (100 in 2009)
Crina Castle is one of the oldest wineries in the Pomerol appellation, dating back to the end of the 16th century. In the early to mid-19th century, since the owner of the winery was the owner of the Bertus, the Château de crina shared the winemaking concept with the "King of Wine", so the style was also very close. After several changes of ownership, the winery became the star winery of the appellation at the hands of Jean-Michel Arcaute, until now.
11. Bertus Flower Winery
Chateau La Fleur Petrus
Average score: 92.09/100 (97 in 10, 09 years)
The Flower of Bertus Winery is located exactly between The Flower Castle and The Petus, hence the name of the winery. Despite the suspicion of layered traffic in the name, people rely on quality: the production of red wines with complex flavors and exquisite styles has a large reputation in the Pomerol appellation and is regarded as a model winery. Owned by the Moyck family, the Flowers of Bertus are a true dry red that fully demonstrates the terroir of the winery's vineyards, with grand style, exquisite structure and expressiveness.
12. Church Garden Winery
Closed The Church
Average score: 91.85/100 (98 in 2009)
Founded in the 18th century, the Chateau Gombaude Guillot was originally part of chateau Gombaude Guillot, and was later owned by the Rochart family and renamed Château de La Chapelle. The winery adheres to the traditional method of manual skin stamping to make wine, and during the fermentation process, the winery will perform manual skin stamping several times a day to ensure the smooth progress of the impregnation process. The fermented liquor is stored in new wooden barrels for malolactic fermentation and maturation for up to 16-18 months. The winery's authentic wines are full of wine and have strong aging potential.
13. Château Conceyn
Chateau La Conseillante
Average score: 91.81/100 (96-98 in 16 years)
The winery dates back to the mid-18th century and takes its name from the surname of the owner, Ms. Catherine Conseillan. The winery was acquired by the Nicolas family in 1871, and under the family's meticulous management, the winery won a good reputation in the late 19th century, producing popular and expensive wines. The winery's genuine dry red hat is sealed with a bright purple, reminiscent of violet, which echoes the violet aroma of the wine, in addition, the wine has rich flavor layers and elegant style balance, which is a rare good wine.
14. Jiaxian Winery
Chateau Gazin
Average score: 91.77/100 (96+in 2005 years)
With 26 hectares of vineyards, Château Gassian is one of the largest in the Pomerol appellation. Dating back to the 18th century, the winery is now run by the famous French aristocratic Bailliencourt family. Merlot, 90% of the winery's vineyards, with an average vine age of 35 years, respects nature during the planting process, follows tradition, uses organic fertilizers, applies only the best quality fruits in the winemaking process, and ferments the grapes from different plots separately. The excellence in cultivation and brewing has resulted in the jiaxian zheng brand dry red that condenses the essence of the local terroir, the aroma is exquisite, the structure is exquisite, and the full and round is the representative wine of the Pomerol appellation.
15. Ferdicrina Winery
Chateau Feytit Clinet
Average score: 91.16/100 (95 points in 11 and 10 years)
Château Fidicrina was a contracted winery of the Moyck family until 2000, when it was taken over by the Chasseuil family. Michel Jack Chasseuil, the former owner of the winery, has studied wines around the world and has published a book called 100 Vintage Treasures: From The World's Finest Wine Cellar. The winery currently has only 6.5 hectares of vineyards, and since 2005, the wine quality has been greatly improved after reducing production and traditional winemaking methods to improve the quality of the wine. Since its popularity is not too high, The Fidicrinay winery is arguably one of the more cost-effective wineries in the Pomerol region.
16. Château LatourPomejo
Chateau Latour in Pomerol
Average score: 91.07/100 (95-95 in 15 years)
Dating back to the mid-19th century, château Latourpomerol added a Pomerol to its name to distinguish itself because of the collision of its name with Chateau Latour. The winery currently has 7.9 hectares of vineyards, all of which are harvested by hand when ripe and then fermented in temperature-controlled cement tanks. After lactic fermentation is complete, the liquor is matured in oak barrels for up to 18 months before being filtered into bottles. Château Latour Pomerjo produces only genuine wines, producing around 3,000 cases per year.
17. Bombard Winery
Chateau Le Bon Pasteur
Average score: 90.09/100 (95 in 10 and 05 years)
Founded in 1920, Château Bon Pasteur is deeply associated with michel Rolland, the famous "flying winemaker", as this is the winery created by the Rolland Familly family. In addition, since 1978, the management of the winery has been handed over to Michelle's wife, Dany. The winery's 7 hectares of vineyards are located at the junction of Pomerol's São Amelon appellation, with vines averaging 40 years in age. Known for its suppleness, mellowness and plumpness, the genuine dry red can be aged for 10-15 years, and the annual production is very rare, only about 1000 boxes.
18. Château Le Kai
Chateau Le Gay
Average score: 90.54/100 (99 in 10 years)
Le Kai Is a prestigious boutique winery in the Pomerol appellation. Whether grown or brewed, the winery follows the laws of nature and ages in 100% French new oak barrels. Although the yield is not high, it never reduces the quality in order to maximize the benefits. The winery's authentic dry red was the peak of the industry in the 1940s and 1950s, and in the 1980s, there was a downward trend, but fortunately, thanks to the unremitting efforts of the winery, the quality of the wine improved after 2005, and the winemaking consultant of the winery is Michel Roland.
19. Gay's Flower Winery
Chateau La Fleur de Gay
Average score: 90.03/100 (95 in 2009)
Founded in 1982, Château Dei Gay's Flower is one of the most renowned wineries in the Pomerol appellation, with only 2 hectares of vineyards, most of which are grown with Merlot grapes that are over 50 years old. The winery respects nature, eliminates the use of herbicides and chemical fertilizers, and harvests grapes by hand, using only full-bodied fruit for winemaking. For the most part, genuine dry reds are brewed in 100% merlot and are known for their silky smooth texture with rich notes of plum, chocolate and spices.
20. Sedan Di Mei Winery
Chateau Certan de May
Average score: 88.45/100 (95+in 2005)
The vineyards owned by Château Sedan Dimi have undergone many changes of ownership, some of which have been transferred to château Sedan, which currently has only 5 hectares of land, 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc and the rest cabernet sauvignon grapes, with an average vine age of 50 years. The winery has only one genuine dry red wine, with an annual production of about 2,000 cases. The wine is rich and sweet in taste, concentrated in taste, and its delicacy can be highlighted after aging.
It is not difficult to see that the wineries in Pomerol are all "small but complete". Although the wineries here do not have the grandeur of the Left Bank, the smaller plots are just convenient for winemakers to use the "intensive" way of making wines, which is why the Merlot wines here are so outstanding, together with the Cabernet Sauvignon-based blends on the Left Bank, to become the "pillars" of Bordeaux wines.