Pierre 1Er 2022 (750ML)

94-95 JS / 91 JA / 91 DE / 87-90 VM

A solid Pierre with chocolate, hazelnut, berry and orange peel aromas and flavors. Full to medium body. Juicy tannins and fruity. Poised and fresh finish. - James Suckling

Starts with a punch of black cherry and damson fruits, all sleek and sillky, then a whack of chocolate, tar, blackcurrant puree, creme de cassis. Clear tannic build up through the palate, this high intensity and confident. - Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

Ripe, dark black and blue fruits on the nose with perfumed flecks too. Supple and lively, on the leaner side, straight and focussed with purity to the red fruits. Quite a tannic hold, fine but full and grippy, with a liquorice and graphite aspect that coats the entire mouth and shuts down some of the fruit enjoyment at this stage. Nicely constructed with clear concentration but the tannins are making the most of their time in the limelight right now. Juicy, cool and clean though with good freshness. - Georgina Hindle, Decanter

The 2022 Pierre 1er opens with a burst of inky dark fruit before severe tannins clamp down the mid-palate and finish. Élevage will be critical here. - Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media