Domaine de L'Eglise, Pomerol, 1995 SO080426 Familly Mousse with the spice and earthiness

with the spice and earthiness of Mataro complementing Grenache's red fruit lift and Shiraz's structure

gently grippy finish

the porous shell-rich sandstone that defines the area

The I Vigneri philosophy emphasizes minimal intervention

Domaine de L'Eglise, Pomerol, 1995 SO080426 Familly Mousse with the spice and earthinessThirty years on, this is a Pomerol at full maturity the kind of bottle you open with a meal and a couple of patient friends. Domaine de l'glise is one of the oldest estates in Pomerol (dating to 1589) and sits in the literal shadow of the village church. The Castja family acquired it in the early 1970s and the wine is still distributed by their ngociant house, Borie Manoux. The vineyard is Merlot dominant (with a small splash of Cabernet Franc) on