Pomerol

Pomerol is the small, prestigious Right Bank appellation of Bordeaux and the most opulent expression of Merlot on earth — the home of legendary estates such as Petrus and Le Pin. Grown on the plateau's celebrated iron-rich blue clay, the Merlot-dominant wines are plush, deep and velvety, layering ripe plum, black cherry and dark berry over truffle, mocha and a distinctive ferrous, mineral note often described as "iron". Despite producing some of the rarest and most expensive reds in the world, Pomerol famously has no official classification — its hierarchy is set by the market and reputation alone.