Le Bon Pasteur 2020 (3.0L)

93-95 JD / 92-94 VM / 92-93 JS

Emerging from the home estate of renowned consultant Michel Rolland, the 2020 Château Le Bon Pasteur sports a deep, inky purple hue to go with its medium to full-bodied aromas and flavors of ripe black fruit, smoked herbs, tobacco, and scorched earth. With terrific overall balance, fabulous tannins, and a deep, concentrated mid-palate, this beautiful Pomerol might be up with the finest wines I have ever tasted from this address. Tasted twice. - Jeb Dunnuck

The 2020 Le Bon Pasteur, which as always is fermented in new oak barrels, is impressive on the nose, delivering mineral-driven black fruit, clean and precise, the new oak very neatly integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannins and saline in the mouth, building nicely toward a finish that demonstrates a sense of symmetry and poise. This is a really fine Le Bon Pasteur that is maybe cut from a less hedonistic cloth than previous vintages. Excellent. - Neal Martin, Vinous Media

Tight and linear with fine tannins that run the length of the wine. Medium-bodied with blackberry and dark-chocolate character and a medium finish. Ripe fruit in the center palate that’s nicely mixed with the wood. - James Suckling