L’Eclat de Valois 2018 – Pomerol

The nose is fresh, elegant and offers concentration, a certaine controlled richness and a fine grain. It reveals notes of bright Boysen berry, bluberry, small notes of strawberry associated with small touches of griotte, violet, cornflower, nutmeg as well as fine hints of sugared mild tobacco, toasted and an imperceptible hint of tonka bean. The palate is fruity, beautifully fresh and offers a beautiful purity of the fruit, a bright fruit, minerality as well as a beautiful acidulous frame, energy, a fine grain and a justly dosed concentration/richness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of bright blackberry, acidulous/crunchy questch plum, small notes of lilac, bulb associated with touches of small fresh/crunchy red fruits, a racy minerality, cardamom, tonka bean as well as fine hints of rose, tobacco and spices. Tannins are finely chewy and very finely tight. Good length.