2025 Rouget
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The 2025 Rouget, which uses 30% vinification intégrale and was raised for 18 months in oak, has a relatively light and open-knit bouquet with black cherries, cassis and light violet scents, less powerful than recent vintages of Rouget. The palate is smooth on the entry, well balanced, not amazingly complex, but it feels harmonious and hats off to the silliness that comes through on the finish. This is a fine Rouget that will give a lot of pleasure over the next 15 to 20 years.
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Neal Martin
James Suckling
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A rich, well-oaked Pomerol, the 2025 Château Rouget offers a solid nose of spicy black cherries, red plums, graphite, and vanilla. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, with ample mid-palate depth, ripe tannins, and beautiful overall balance. Based on 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc that's being raised 18 months in 20% new barrels, it checks in at 13% alcohol with a pH of 3.65. I like it!
This is medium- to full-bodied, compact and balanced, with focused tannins that add definition. Delicate and precise expression of fruit.
The 2025 Rouget is a very sexy wine. Floral, silky and nuanced, the 2025 is superb. Rose petal, mint, mocha and lovely red toned fruit lend tons of sensuality. The less extracted style these days and lower oak impact yield a Pomerol of total finesse and nuance. Superb.
About the producer
Close to the Pomerol church, the Labruyère family purchased this property in 1994. They immediately set to work, restructuring the vineyard, renovating the winery and allowing the property to emerge from the shadows.