A monumental 2020 from Château Hosanna, led by Merlot with Cabernet Franc in support. Awarded 99 points by James Suckling, this Pomerol is intensely aromatic, revealing black olive, truffle, gravel, dried flowers and dark chocolate nuances. Built for ageing, this is a profound and structured Pomerol that will reward patience over the next decade and beyond.

James Suckling | JS 99
Published: Mar 28, 2023

So aromatic and fresh with black olives, black truffles, gravel and dried flowers. Milk chocolate. Ovaltine. Full-bodied with fantastic old-vine tannins. Layered and very structured. Goes deep and down. One for the cellar. Superb. Maybe the best ever. 80% merlot and the rest cabernet franc. Needs ten years here.

Decanter | D 96
Published: Jan 2, 2023
Drink: 2027-2047

Lively on the nose, so expressive but in a lifted bright and lively way, not so dark and brooding more 'look how pretty I am right now'. Floral and dark fruit - blackcurrant, plum, red cherry, powerful but poised too, this has elegance and charisma form the start, bright acidity gives a slightly strict frame but the fruit, tannis, acidity, oak handling are supremely good. Feels so beautiful, a touch shy, with liquorice edges and some dark chocolate elements. Supremely easy to like and see the star quality here. It’s intense and concentrated but shimmers and shines in the glass. The purity is exceptional and I love the balance and length. Detailed and well designed - what a wine!
Closure: Cork
Alcohol: 14.50%
Body: Full
Oak: Oaked
Grapes: 25% Cabernet Franc 75% Merlot

The Wine Advocate | RP 94
Published: Apr 6, 2023
Drink: 2025-2040

The 2020 Hosanna is rich and sun-kissed in style, offering up aromas of berry liqueur, figs, licorice, aniseed and vine smoke, followed by a full-bodied, ripe and gourmand palate with a generous core of confit fruit, polished tannins and a suave, enveloping profile. This ripe, unctuous red wouldn't be out of place in a tasting of contemporary Napa Valley Cabernets.

Jancis Robinson | JR 16.5+
Published: Jan 24, 2024

Tasted blind. Deeply coloured with more developed rim. Leafy fragrance. Really scented, mostly in the herbal spectrum. Fresh, lively and finely textured, if compact, tannins. Very firm on the finish