To see the full review and rating, become a member of WineSpectator.com today.
%%

Le Clos du Beau-Père Pomerol 2020

$##

Showy, with very forward raspberry and boysenberry …

To see the full review and rating become a member of WineSpectator.com

Subscribe Today

Details

Wine Type and Color

Red Still

Magazine Issue

Mar 31, 2023

Summary

Primary Grape

Merlot

Merlot is one of the most important Bordeaux varieties along with Cabernet Sauvignon. It's fleshier and ripens earlier than Cabernet, resulting in softer wines with plush tannins and fruit. Bordeaux is the grape's native home, where it's the dominant grape in Right Bank appellations like Pomerol and St.-Emilion and plays a supportive role on the Left Bank. It has also gained an international presence, with a notable boom in California in the mid-1990s, both as a single-variety wine and as part of a blend. While France and California are the most important growers of Merlot, versions from Italy, Australia, Washington, New York and more are worth seeking out.

Read More

Other Grapes

Cabernet Franc

Region

%%
$##

Le Clos du Beau-Père Pomerol 2020

Showy, with very forward raspberry and boysenberry …

To see the full review and rating become a member of WineSpectator.com

Subscribe Today

Wine Type and Color

Red Still

Magazine Issue

Mar 31, 2023

Primary Grape

Merlot

Merlot is one of the most important Bordeaux varieties along with Cabernet Sauvignon. It's fleshier and ripens earlier than Cabernet, resulting in softer wines with plush tannins and fruit. Bordeaux is the grape's native home, where it's the dominant grape in Right Bank appellations like Pomerol and St.-Emilion and plays a supportive role on the Left Bank. It has also gained an international presence, with a notable boom in California in the mid-1990s, both as a single-variety wine and as part of a blend. While France and California are the most important growers of Merlot, versions from Italy, Australia, Washington, New York and more are worth seeking out.

Read More

Overhead photo of various ingreidnets that make up the grape

Other Grapes

Cabernet Franc

More Wines from Le Clos du Beau-Père

Similar Wines You Might Like