Le Bon Pasteur

Specification

Producer

Le Bon Pasteur

Region

Bordeaux

Where

Pomerol, Bordeaux

Classification

Pomerol AOC

Grapes

Merlot, Cabernet Franc

Vintage

1990

Case

75cl

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

BONPAS901X75

About this wine

Le Bon Pasteur is a Merlot-based Pomerol with a little Cabernet Franc, made in a ripe, generous style. It shows plum and dark cherry fruit, a plush texture and soft tannins, with oak in support. It is approachable after five to eight years and good vintages age well for fifteen to twenty years.

About Le Bon Pasteur

Château Le Bon Pasteur lies in the north-east of Pomerol, near the boundary with Saint-Émilion. For most of the twentieth century it belonged to the family of the oenologist Michel Rolland, who made his name here before becoming one of the most influential consultants in the wine world. The estate was sold in 2013, with the Rollands continuing to advise.

The vineyard is planted mainly with Merlot, with some Cabernet Franc, on a mix of gravel, clay and sand. Le Bon Pasteur makes ripe, generous Pomerol and is an accessible way to explore the appellation.