Château Bonalgue

Château Bonalgue, Pomerol, 2022

Name: Château Bonalgue, Pomerol
Brand: Château Bonalgue
Price: 144 GBP

93/100

The Wine Independent

92/100

Vinous

Available Vintages

all 2017 2022 2023 2024

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in bond

En primeur

2022
6x75cl
EP
£144.00

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Critic Reviews

93/100

Chris Kissack,

The Wine Independent

From mostly gravelly soils, although there is some clay here, and the blend includes newly planted Cabernet Franc alongside the Merlot, which of course still dominates. A fragrant nose, peppery and spicy, with orange peel, redcurrant and tobacco. The palate is polished, fresh and bright, with an elegant tannic structure underneath it all, supporting a juicy core of fragrant fruit, the dark berries spiced with orange, redcurrant and graphite. Firm and peppery in the finish, this is a fine Pomerol, with a good saline grip at the end. Plenty of potential here. A new era for Bonalgue, perhaps? The alcohol on the label is 14.5%.

drinking window 2026 - 2040

date of review 06/2025

92/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2022 Bonalgue is the first vintage to include around 7% of Cabernet Franc that was planted in 2019. This has a perfumed bouquet with potpourri influencing the well-defined black fruit having lost the <em>soupçon</em> of prune that I picked up from barrel. The palate is well balanced, with neatly integrated 40% oak. It has smooth tannins and a quite elegant style, particularly toward the saline finish. This is a classy Bonalgue that will be difficult to resist in its flush of youth.

drinking window 2028 - 2056

date of review 02/2025

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Merlot Cabernet Franc

abv:

13.5%

allergen information

This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.