NENIN POMEROL 2009 France

80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc

Tasting Notes:

Robert Parker: 89, Neal Martin: 91, James Suckling: 94

www.robertparker.com

The grand vin, the 2009 Nenin, is a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc with 14% natural alcohol. This wine is the product of Jean-Hubert Delon, the proprietor of Leoville-Las-Cases and the excellent northern Medoc estate of Potensac. The wine has closed down considerably since I saw it from barrel, with a Medoc-like, structured minerality and backwardness. The tannins have moved to the front, and the wine displays loads of raspberry and black cherry fruit with a hint of earth in addition to floral notes. Give it 3-4 years of cellaring and drink it over the following 15-20 years.

RP89, Robert Parker, Published: Dec 23, 2011

Served blind at the Southwold 2009 tasting. The Nenin ‘09 has a high-toned nose with just a touch of over-ripeness: dried prune, truffle scents and a touch of bay leaf. The palate is medium-bodied, fleshy but simple, with rather a hard finish that needs more harmony and finesse. Tasted January 2013.

91 Points, Neal Martin, Published: Apr 27, 2010

www.jamessuckling.com

A delicious Pomerol that manages to combine the richness the appellation is famous for with a lovely freshness and vitality. I love the elegant tannins that makes this turn ever drier as it flows over the palate. Plenty of life at the bright finish. Drink or hold. (Horizontal Tasting, London, 2019)

94 Points, James Suckling, Published: Feb 07, 2019