The 2018 Enclos Tourmaline, matured in 100% new oak for 15 months, is very harmonious on the nose, offering blackberry and blueberry, sage and dry tobacco, and coming across more herbal compared to its stablemate, La Patache. The palate is well balanced, smooth and sensual, with fine tannins, well-judged acidity and a composed and tender finish. This is a sublime Pomerol, one that may warrant a higher score in the future. If it were a singer, it would Bryan Ferry in his mid-70s Lothario years.
- Neal Martin (01/2021)