LE CLOS DU BEAU-PÈRE AOC Pomerol 2016, 75cl

Producer: Thunevin

Grape variety: Merlot, Cabernet Franc

Color: Red

Year: 2016

Bottle size: 75 cl

Country: France

Region: Pomerol

Alcohol content: 14%

Score: James Suckling 93

The wine consists of about 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc and is aged for 18 months in barriques. Black fruits are dominant, shows muscles with fine tannins, dense wine, elegant with great volume, long tasty finish.

Jean-Luc Thunevin is the jack of all trades of the Bordeaux region, the man who overturned the Bordeaux hierarchy – and in the process also became the owner of a small winery in Pomerol.

With his Châteaux Valandraud, today a celebrated Premier Cru Classé in Saint-Émilion and with prices of CHF 150 per bottle, the successful self-made man and wine merchant has proven that it does not take hundreds of years to create a legendary château.

With the Clos du Beau-Père, Jean-Luc has realized an old, very personal dream. As a Pomerol lover like his wife, he was able to purchase the Château Ratouin with 2 hectares of vineyards and later another 2 hectares with the Vieux Château Bourgneuf. He named it Clos du Beau-Père in honor of his father-in-law, who means a lot to him.