The 2018 Vieux Maillet is a Bordeaux blend from the Pomerol sub-region in Bordeaux, France. This red wine, produced by Vieux Maillet, has an alcohol content of 14.5% and is sealed with a cork. The wine has garnered positive reviews from several professional reviewers, highlighting its complexity and potential for aging.

Decanter awarded this wine a score of 92, noting its "highly spiced aromatics of ripe fruit, dark pepper, and cloves." The review also mentions a "savoury edge to the black fruits" on the palate and describes its texture as "attractively silky even with this high density of tannins." The finish is accentuated by "flashes of bitter dark chocolate," and the wine benefits from aging in 40% new oak.

James Suckling gave the wine a slightly higher score of 93. He described the wine as having aromas of "plums and light stewed cherries with wet earth and lavender." On the palate, it follows through to "a full body with rich, velvety tannins that display roundness and firmness at the same time." Suckling remarks that the wine is "rather chewy" and suggests that it needs "two or three years to come around," recommending to "try after 2023."

Jeb Dunnuck also rated the wine 93, praising it for its "beautiful black cherry and blueberry fruits as well as spice, cedary pencil, violets, and chocolaty earth." He describes the wine as "medium to full-bodied" with a "rounded, elegant texture, beautiful tannins, and a great finish." Dunnuck concludes that it is "another gorgeous, outstanding Pomerol in 2018" with both up-front appeal and the potential to evolve for "15+ years."

Vinous, represented by Antonio Galloni, awarded the wine a 93+ score. Galloni describes the 2018 Vieux Maillet as a "potent, deep Pomerol endowed with notable textural richness." He notes the presence of "inky dark fruit, graphite, lavender, mint, chocolate, new leather, and spice" which lend striking depth to the wine. He remarks that it is a "decidedly extroverted wine" that is still recovering from bottling, indicating some tightness that needs to resolve. He characterizes it as a "pretty hedonistic wine" with plenty of energy.

Overall, the 2018 Vieux Maillet is a well-regarded Bordeaux blend with complex flavors and a promising future for aging. Its rich aromatics and structured tannins make it a noteworthy selection from the Pomerol sub-region.