2013-CHÂTEAU-BEAUREGARD-Pomerol-Château-Beauregard

CHÂTEAU BEAUREGARD

2012 Pomerol

Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
District Right Bank
Sub-district Pomerol & Lalande de Pomerol
Village Pomerol
ABV 14%

There is lovely weight here - but less tightly wound than many of these 2012s. The tannin is firm but the weight of fruit is in great balance - quite bright and restrained but finishes with persistence and great intensity. Seamless richness but still there's a side of cool dryness. Great success in the vintage. Rating: 91 L&S (Apr 2013)


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Open and enjoyable with a soft, silky texture. It's good quality with the gourmet side of Merlot more on evidence compared to the Cabernet Franc dominance of 2011. Very good quality, no need to wait so long. Drinking range: 2020 - 2036 Rating: 88 Jane Anson, Decanter (Nov 2018)

The 2012 Beauregard is an attractive, open-knit wine to drink now and over the next handful of years. Sweet red berries, mint and crushed flowers are nicely delineated in the glass. Ideally, it would be nice to see a little more depth, as the Beauregard offers only modest intensity. Overall, this is a gracious style of Pomerol. Drinking range: 2016 - 2025 Rating: 88 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Jan 2016)

From an historic estate in Pomerol dating back to the 18th century, the 2012 Beauregard (70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc) is a successful effort. The wine is dense ruby/purple and shows loads of licorice, blackcurrant and black cherry in a dense, medium to full-bodied very pure, rich style. This is somewhat of a sleeper of the vintage in Pomerol and very noteworthy. This should drink well for 10-15 years. Drinking range: 2015 - 2030 Rating: 90 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com (Apr 2015)

Château Beauregard

Unusually for Pomerol, Château Beauregard has a rather fine château built in 1795 that they proudly display on the label. Rather than having a fine view – or beau regard – the estate is named after the Beauregard family who owned it in the 17th Century. Since acquisition by Vignobles-Foncier in 1991 the whole estate has been renovated, and all the Cabernet Sauvignon replaced with more suitable Merlot, and Beauregard has been set on an upward trajectory. The recent (2014) sale of the estate to the Moulin-Houzé family offers optimism for further improvement, not least because at the same time a minority share was taken by the Caithard family whose stewardship Château Smith Haut Lafitte has yielded great results. Sitting just east of the village of Catusseau, Beauregard is practically on the border with Saint Emilion and can boast Cheval Blanc as a near neighbour. The 17.5ha of vineyard are planted with 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc with the best vines being nearer the château on the Pomerol plateau and its more typical clay soil. The average age of the vines is around 35 years.

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