Badine De La Patache Pomerol 2019 750ml

This beautiful wine is a 90/10 combination of merlot and cab franc produced from numerous parcels on the site, all handled by hand to produce a high-quality but limited-quantity wine. Cherry, strawberry, vanilla and woodland undergrowth dominate the nose. It’s savoury on the palate, medium-bodied for Bordeaux, and brimming with smooth tannins that don’t require years of cellaring. So there’s no need to crack the whip if the cork pops right away.

Badine de la Patache refers to the horse whips used by stagecoach drivers in the nineteenth century. Château La Patache is built on the site of an old stagecoach route in Pomerol.