2021 Château La Violette
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Note di degustazione
Tasted blind. Mid crimson. Warm, ripe nose. Sweet and pleasing but with a bit of alcohol, as well as slightly drying tannins, on the end. How did they manage that?! Ambitious wine. (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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More red and black fruits, truffle, spice, and floral notes emerge from the 2021 Château La Violette, a medium to full-bodied, beautifully textured, seamless effort that has gorgeous tannins, a layered, expansive mouthfeel, and outstanding length. It's one of the gems in the vintage that already offers pleasure today yet will benefit from just a few years in the cellar and evolve for 15 years if well stored. IT's a beautiful, complex, elegant Pomerol that does everything right in the vintage.
The 2021 La Violette has a very precocious bouquet, like it did at primeur, with black plum, licorice and raspberry coulis , a touch of menthol coming through with time. The palate is quite glossy and smooth, though it feels a little sweeter on the finish than it did previously, at the expense of some delineation and tension—hence my slightly lower score. But for the vintage, it is still a commendable, comparatively opulent Pomerol.
The 2021 La Violette is a classy, sophisticated Pomerol. Like all the wines in the Parent stable, it exudes balance and proportion. Hints of lavender, spice, mocha, dried herbs and licorice weave through a core of dark-toned fruit. Subtle but persistent tannins and bright acids extend the finish.