La Petite Eglise 2016

Neal Martin, Vinous, augustus 2020: "The 2016 La Petite Eglise has a lovely bouquet of wilted violet petals and incense flanking blackberry and raspberry scents. With aeration, there is just a hint of balsamic. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins. This feels fresh from start to finish. A fine-boned, precise Pomerol that delivers impressive closing precision. Excellent. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting." 93/100

Chris Kissack, Winedoctor, december 2018: "The second wine is 100% Merlot, with only 700 cases produced. The élevage was in 50% new oak, and it was bottled April 2018. The aromatic profile is simply charming, with polished red cherry swirled with tobacco, coffee bean and cigar box. The palate feels very restrained, nicely defined, correctly poised, with an elegant texture, medium-bodied but with a rich seam of nicely grained tannins. This is a good second wine full of tannic substance, and it has an attractive mid-term cellaring potential. Well done. From my Bordeaux 2016 assessment at two years." 93/100