critic reviews
The 2025 Château de Sales has a straightforward red berry and brown spice-tinged bouquet, open-knit and nicely focused. The palate is simple but balanced, with gentle grip, grainy tannins and an off-dry finish. Less rustic than in the past, it should drink well for a decade or so.
Marie-Laure Latorre (whose distinguished career at Château Jean Faure readers will remember) took the reins at this property shortly before the beginning of the vintage, so there are certainly exciting things in store at this address. In the meantime, the 2025 De Sales is a creditable effort, offering up aromas of dark berries, plums and vine smoke, followed by a medium- to full-bodied, dense and rather structured palate framed by powdery tannins. It's a blend of 68% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc and 13% Cabernet Sauvignon—an emphasis on Cabernet rare for this sector of Pomerol.