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Critics Ratings

‘A brilliant effort from well-known oenologists Dany and Michel Rolland, the 2009 Bon Pasteur is dominated by Merlot, with a touch of Cabernet Franc included in the blend. It reveals textbook notes of mocha, tobacco leaf, blackberries, black cherries, roasted coffee and wood smoke. Full-bodied and luscious with a succulent, beautifully textured, multidimensional mouthfeel, low acidity and sweet but noticeable tannin, it is reminiscent of the 1982 Bon Pasteur, which continued to put on weight for a decade or more. If the 2009 does the same, it will come close to equaling that legendary vintage. Drink it over the next 20+ years. Drink 2012 - 2032.’ – Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, 94/100 (Dec 2011)

‘The 2009 Le Bon Pasteur is a wine that I have never quite warmed up to as much as expected since an impressive showing from barrel. It has a refined bouquet with slightly earthy red fruit and rose petals though, unusually for this growth, it is missing a little horsepower. The palate is medium-bodied with light grainy tannin, a little "aloof" with an attenuated spicy finish but it does improve in the glass. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners’ 2009 Bordeaux tasting. Drink 2020 - 2033.’ – Neal Martin, Vinous, 92/100 (Mar 2019)

‘Ripe and lush at first, delivering very enticing plum, fig and blackberry fruit, this picks up defining grip through the finish. Graphite and spice cake notes adding length and contrast. Drink now through 2027.’ – James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 92/100 (Jun 2012)