Chateau Nenin 2018, 75cl

Chateau Nenin had been the property of the Despujol family starting in 1840. It’s quite possible that the Despujol family actually founded the estate and planted the initial vines for their Pomerol vineyard. That families ownership of the chateau changed in 1997, just before the harvest.

The new owners were experienced in managing a Bordeaux chateau as they already owned Chateau Leoville Las Cases located in the St. Julien appellation and Chateau Potensac situated in the Haut Medoc
(Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Inside, April 2019)

The freshness of the Cabernet Franc really brings out the fruit aromas and floral notes in this successful vintage of Nenin. Made from a blend of 63% Merlot and 37% Cabernet Franc, the wine has attractive fruit, good brightness, and a smooth, silky, texture with supple tannins and flavours of spice, truffles and dark fruit.

"The 2018 Nenin is made up of 63% Merlot and 37% Cabernet Franc and has 14.6% alcohol. Yields were 33.8 hectoliters per hectare, and grapes were harvested between September 13 and October 12. The wine is to be aged in barriques, 45% new, and the finished blend was put into barrels last December. Deep purple-black in color, it sings of Morello cherries, Black Forest cake, licorice and lavender with a core of plum preserves, unsmoked tobacco and warm blackberries plus a waft of Provence herbs. Full-bodied and concentrated yet bursting with energy, it has a solid backbone of firm, rounded tannins and bags of freshness, finishing long.
93 - 95 points."
(Lisa Perotti-Brown, The Wine Advocate - Bordeaux Report - April 2019)

"This has incredibly clear pencil lead and graphite flavours from the very first moment I've tasted it a few times and always got this (to the point that I genuinely recommend it to wine students who are studying flavours!) but once you get beyond this, everything is precise and well fleshed out."
92 Points
(Jane Anson, Decanter, April 2019)

"This is a special wine with unique black-cherry character and hints of hazelnuts. Full bodied, tight and totally melted together with the firm and ultra-fine tannins. Extremely long."
96-97 points
James Suckling