Peter Maude Fine Wines
2023, Château La Grave, AOC POMEROL
$63.25 inc. GST
Last Year EP $62.00-
The wine shows a lovely core of fruit with a dense and creamy tannin structure. Medium- to full-bodied with solid depth and nice persistence. Notes of crushed stones and walnuts at the end. 89% merlot and 11% cabernet franc.
93-94 James Suckling.
The 2023 La Grave is a powerful, somewhat rustic Pomerol. It offers good upfront richness, yet the tannins feel a bit angular. Gravel, spice, licorice and menthol appear over time, but La Grave is quite reticent in its feel.
90-92 Antonio Galloni.
Silky texture that brings you into Pomerol, spice is turned up high, and the tannins just a little more angular than usual. But there are layers here, with grilled coffee bean, cassis and blueberry fruits. Gravel and fine clay soils.
90 Jane Anson