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Rouget 2010

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Right Bank > Pomerol
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyMerlot

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Tasting Notes

An absolutely stunning example from this up-and-coming estate, which has been performing on all cylinders of late, the 2010 Rouget has a dense plum/purple color, a beautifully sweet, expansive nose of spice box and a touch of toasty oak as well as copious quantities of black currants, cherries and plum. Supple and full-bodied, with a powerful mouthfeel and a hint of graphite, this is a deep rich, full-throttle, very sexy and opulent Rouget to drink over the next 15 or more years.

93
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (205), March 2013

A solid core of fruit here, that is tight and dense. You have to look below the surface and find its true quality. Impressive structure and style.

92/93
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, March 2011

Ripe, round and powerful. Plum and red berry notes. Rich and full but I prefer the balance of the '09. Drink 2016-2025.

16.5
James Lawther MW, Decanter.com, April 2011

This property has been on a qualitative hot streak for a number of years and their 2010 appears to be the richest as well as most tannic wine they have ever produced. A big, full-bodied, fleshy effort, it exhibits abundant black cherry and black currant fruit interwoven with a dusty loamy soil/sandy note in the background. A much larger wine than I have tasted in the past, it will be fascinating to follow the evolution of this 2010 (as well as Rouget's 2009) given the intensity, power and richness. It should drink well for 12-18 years.

91/93
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (194), May 2011

Tasted at the Syndicat de Pomerol. The Rouget 2010 is very ripe and precocious on the nose with macerated dark cherries, orange essence, blueberry and a warm fug of alcohol. The palate is full-bodied with grippy tannins, very good fruit concentration and admirable linearity towards the finish lending good focus and tension. This is a very fine Rouget, one of Pomerol's ascending estates. Tasted April 2011.

91/93
Neal Martin, RobertParker.com, April 2011
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