2022 | Gouprie | Pomerol | France

A Pomerol — plush, Merlot-driven right-bank Bordeaux from the Garonne's most velvety appellation.

Gouprie is a Pomerol, the small, star right-bank appellation famed for opulent, Merlot-based reds on iron-rich clay. Pomerol has no official classification, yet it produces some of Bordeaux's most sought-after wines — velvety, generous and plush, with dark fruit and a signature savory depth.

A Pomerol is Merlot at its most luxurious. Pomerol, Merlot-driven, iron-clay soils → plush, velvety, generous → you're drinking right-bank Bordeaux at its most seductive.

• Merlot-led Bordeaux blend
• Pomerol — Bordeaux, France
• Gouprie
• Iron-rich clay terroir

Plum, black cherry and blackberry over cocoa, truffle and sweet spice with plush, velvety tannins and a long, generous finish. Translation: a plush, velvety Pomerol — dark and red fruit with cocoa and a savory truffle edge on silky tannins. Generous and seductive; Merlot at its most luxurious.

A Pomerol. Exactly the bottle for roast beef, duck, veal, or mushroom dishes.