Tasting Notes
Vinous 91
The 2016 Le Bon Pasteur has a more dainty nose, well defined and leaning more towards red fruit, wild strawberry and raspberry, mixed with potpourri and white pepper scents. The palate is well balanced with pliant tannins. Maybe there is a touch more extraction compared with its peers, but it retains balance and there is a pastille-like purity mixed with pepperiness towards the finish that shows just a simulacrum of heat. Tasted blind at the Southwold 10-Year-On tasting.
Anticipated maturity: 2026-2040
Robert Parker 93+
The 2016 Bon Pasteur has a medium to deep garnet-purple color and nose of dark chocolate, kirsch and blackberries with tobacco, bay leaves, damp soil and tar nuances. Medium-bodied with firm, grainy tannins and a lively line, it gives good intensity and an earthy finish.
Anticipated maturity: 2021-2039

