Château Nénin - Pomerol 2017 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056

Jeb DUNNUCK

89-92 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe6/12/2018

Based on 58% Merlot and 42% Cabernet Franc, brought up in 35% new French oak, the 2017 Château Nenin sports a healthy purple color as well as classic sweet cherry and currant fruits, tobacco leaf, and loamy earth. It’s rich, medium to full-bodied, and concentrated, with a rounded, sexy texture. It will keep for 10-15 years.

Vinifera

93 / 100

byJacques Perrinthe5/28/2018

Superbe nez très raffiné. Vin frais, longiligne, sans dureté, beaucoup de classe et de délié, qui appelle la sapidité.

Vinous

90-93 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe5/15/2018

The 2017 Nénin is terrific. Brilliant, focused aromatics and finely chiseled fruit give the wine vivacity and energy to burn. Pliant and succulent in the glass, with striking fruit purity, the 2017 Nénin has so much to offer. Because of the frost, the 2017 contains more Cabernet Franc in the Grand Vin than is typical, which gives the wine its very distinct red toned flavor profile and structural feel. Frost losses were much more severe (70%) in the plots dedicated to the second wine Fugue de Nénin, which was produced, but will not be sold en primeur. In 2017, Nénin is a winner.

The Wine Cellar Insider

91-93 / 100

byJeff Levethe5/11/2018

With an over-riding floral character, the wine also displays cherry, plum and truffles. Elegant and nuanced, there is a beautiful purity in the fruits and silkiness in the tannins. The finish allows you to savor the sweetness of all the soft, red fruits.

Vinous

89-91 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/1/2018

The 2017 Nénin contains more Cabernet Franc this year because of the frost damage. The grapes were picked from 12 to 29 September although the team did go back to inspect the second generation frosted vines two weeks later but the tannins were unsatisfactory and the fruit abandoned. This means that the overall production was just 15.5hl/ha, matured in 35% new oak with the alcohol at 13.50°. The nose is fairly uncomplicated compared to the last two vintages: red fruit, briary and a touch of desiccated orange peel. The palate is medium-bodied with soft tannin, moderate depth, gentle in the mouth but missing a little structure towards the airy finish. It is a decent, early-drinking Nénin in the making although it lags behind the previous two vintages.

Wine Advocate

87-89 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe4/27/2018

The 2017 Nenin is deep garnet-purple in color and has quite an earthy nose of tar, black soil and fungi notions over a core of cassis and black plums. The palate is medium-bodied, firm and chewy with a racy line and grippy finish.

Decanter.com

89 / 100

byJane Ansonthe4/25/2018

With yields of just 15.5hl/ha, this wine suffered from the frost, but it has been carefully extracted and is well held together. As a rule, winemakers are really not over-extracting and are instead trying to fill in the mid-palate by carefully balancing oak with gentle, low temperature vinification that favours fruit expression. This is a case in point, a wine that's measured and elegant, and although the fruit is just a little too savoury, it has great poise. Not really at the same heights Nenin can reach in some years. Tasted twice. 3.75pH.

Drinking Window 2024 - 2036

WeinWisser

17 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe4/25/2018

Jean-Marc QUARIN

16,25 / 20

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/17/2018

Wine Enthusiast

91-93 / 100

byRoger Vossthe4/17/2018

This wine is juicy, with layers of attractive black fruit and soft tannins. It offers hints of spice and toast balanced by plenty of acidity. Drink from 2023.

Jamessuckling.com

93-94 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/6/2018

A creamy wine with a solid core of fruit and firm and silky tannins. Lots mineral and crushed-stone character. Full-bodied, rich and structured. Orange rind on the aftertaste. Less than 50% of the normal production. Solid finish.

Wine Spectator

90-93 / 100

byJames Molesworththe4/4/2018

Round, polished and fleshy in feel, with good underlying acidity that lets the cassis, plum sauce and raspberry fruit play out. Light anise and singed vanilla shadings show on the finish, with a little latent grip.—J.M.