Le Bon Pasteur座落在Pomerol和St. Emilion的交界處，莊名“Le Bon Pasteur” 是取自聖經裡的「善牧者」之意。1920年左右Joseph和Hermine Dupuy夫婦買下了這個莊園的基礎部分，之後他們的下一代Geneviève 和Serge Rolland又陸續買下一些葡萄園，在1955年達到現今的規模。其中Chateau Le Bon Pasteur有6.62公頃，種植Pomerol典型的Merlot(80%)和Cabernet Franc(20%)，平均樹齡超過40歲，有些甚至超過50、60歲。2008年份起，Le Bon Pasteur啟用了新的特別釀造方式：在人工篩選葡萄之後，直接將顆粒完整的葡萄裝到橡木桶中，每桶裝入250公斤的葡萄，然後每天以人工轉動木桶促進葡萄汁充分萃取顏色和香味，然後是25到30天的靜置期，整個浸皮發酵期長達40到60天；發酵是採用葡萄上的天然酵母。這樣特別的釀造法釀出非常獨特迷人的香味，而且口感圓柔細膩。
WA:95 Drink Date: 2017 - 2037
A fleshy, full-throttle wine with lots of mocha, kirsch, mulberry, and plum, their 2010 displays a smorgasbord of aromas, a full-bodied mouthfeel, terrific purity, density and even a hint of lead pencil shavings and subtle toasty oak. If you want to understand the genius of the Rollands, there is no better example than looking at their own wine from this property in Pomerol. The tannins are present, but not that significant, thus I tend to think the wine will come into its own in 4-5 years and last for 20 or more.
Constantly in the spotlight as the globe-trotting wine-making gurus of Libourne, Michel and Dany Rolland may not have the best terroir in Pomerol at their flagship estate, Bon Pasteur, but through a very strict selection, they exploit it beautifully.
