Pomerol does not have a formal classification, which has never stopped it from being the most expensive argument on the Right Bank. What it has is clay, gravel, a famous plateau, and a habit of tiny properties. Château Clos Beauséjour is one of the smallest vineyards in the appellation. The maison’s U.S. offer is 163 cases.
Tom Mullen, writing in Forbes, scored it 97. His note is the one to memorize: bursting aromas of red cherry, mint, and tree bark; a soft Pomerol beauty; red plum and red cherry through the middle; mocha on the finish; tannins with finesse. James Suckling scored it 93. Both numbers are on the shop listing beside a bottle whose photographed label reads Pomerol.
The listing the maison sells today is described as the 2021 vintage. The studio photograph used on the shop shows a label marked 2020. Buy the bottle that is in the cart at vsatsr.com — that page is the contract. What does not change is the scale. This is not a Pomerol you find in every shop in every city. One hundred sixty-three cases is a dinner-party number, not a distribution plan.
If Gaby is how Vignobles Sullivan introduced itself, Clos Beauséjour is the sentence that ends the debate about whether the collection belongs with the absolute wines of Bordeaux. Small vineyard. High score. Pomerol. Shipped to the United States.
- Appellation
- Pomerol
- Scale
- 163 cases for the U.S. release
- Forbes
- 97 points, Tom Mullen
- James Suckling
- 93 points
- Listed vintage
- 2021 on the shop copy
- Bank
- Right Bank
From this estate