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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.5 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 64 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by slywka7 on 11/6/2022 & rated 91 points: Decanted for 1.5 hours. Aromas of currant, plum, and iron. Nose closed done. Flavors of plum, cherry, iron, earth. Ends with a 20+ second finish with mesquite and iron notes. Think this needs more time. Will revisit.
Update: after another 30-40 minutes this really came around. Upgrading the score. (929 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 9/16/2022 & rated 93 points: Leather blackberry, balanced with supple fruit and smooth tannin. Elegant smooth finish. (1172 views) | | | Tasted by RayOB on 9/9/2021 & rated 90 points: Drank at 67
Fully mature but lovely. A lot of people at the table felt it had more left bank qualities than Pomerol (1683 views) | | | Tasted by ajburgess88 on 7/17/2021 & rated 92 points: Reading some of the reviews I was almost led to believe that this wine was past its best. I decanted for half an hour or so before serving. It definitely needs more and with this opens up so much more. Slightly on the sweet side for me and possibly lacks a little acid. Too fruity? Would drink well for 5 years or so would be my bet (1632 views) | | | Tasted by Frijole on 2/26/2021: deep blackish burgundy, little clarity, ruby hue
Nose: plum, raspberry, tobacco, cigar, espresso, clove, silver, bitter chocolate, wet earth, minerals, cedar, oak
Pal: plum, raspberry, tobacco, cigar, espresso, clove, silver, bitter chocolate, wet earth, minerals, cola, oak
Feel: medium, full, acidic
Finish: medium
T8 (1930 views) | | | Tasted by jkoenen on 1/14/2021 & rated 91 points: The Wine Pontiff has been a bit too harsh on this one, IMHO...
Plummy fruit, licorice, grilled vegetables, mocha, touches of toast, leather and forestfloor characterize this lovely, genuine, trustworthy and affordable Pomerol.
Medium body, medium length, I guite liked it. (1505 views) | | | Tasted by drwinston on 1/2/2021 & rated 91 points: color: brick-red
nose of sour cherries and cassis
medium to long finish on palate with notes of licorice, lively tannins
now clearly ripe (1468 views) | | | Tasted by felixp on 4/12/2020 & rated 93 points: brilliant Pomerol, absolutely in drinking prime. (1890 views) | | | Tasted by bjurry on 12/23/2018 & rated 80 points: Over the top (2151 views) | | | Tasted by phafff on 8/12/2018 & rated 92 points: Beginning to turn a slightly brick red and medium depth. Primarily fruity notes on the nose with a hit of earthiness. The palate affirms this with brambly fruits followed by complex almost barnyardy notes with a medium to long length. The tannins and acidity have all mellowed to make fabulously balanced wine which could compliment so many different foods. Contrary to the dates listed, it should be excellent until at least 2020 and maybe even beyond, especially for those that love complex and mature wines. (2253 views) | | | Tasted by jeffreylubowski on 7/12/2017 & rated 88 points: One of the more approachable 2005 that I've had. Sweet merlot red fruit but noticeable cab franc tannin and blackberry. A little barnyard, some minerals, cassis, but mostly just a smooth easy to quaff right bank. Not the most complex but it's not trying to be something it isn't. Good qpr as well. (3864 views) | | | Tasted by TRodrigu70 on 3/5/2017 & rated 87 points: Limited bricking. Cassis. Berries. Camphor. Mineral. Tasting at opening, smooth closed. Integrated tannins. Decanted. Unimpressed to start. After an hour it opened but never felt like it reached its potential. At 2 hours it was not getting any better. Perhaps it's past it's drinking prime overall. Still a respectable wine at this price. (3778 views) | | | Tasted by SurfCityJay on 9/7/2015 & rated 93 points: Yearly BDay Pop... Decanted 1 hour... Camphor and Menthol on the nose... Smooth palate; dark berries... Some tannins, very little bricking... Impressive after 10 years... Have 5 more to go... (5283 views) | | | Tasted by Collector1855 on 7/9/2015 & rated 89 points: Cleaning up some random stuff at a friend's cellar. Medium ruby. Discrete nose of dark fruit, subtle oak and some spices. On the palate this is medium bodied with smooth tannins. Good wine for food but not very long. (5250 views) | | | Tasted by sandros1 on 4/1/2015 & rated 92 points: surprisingly smooth. Decanted by server. Very good with dinner. (4890 views) | | | Tasted by cakie on 3/21/2015 & rated 90 points: Beautiful flavours of sweet black berries, very much cassis. Fully mature and wonderful to drink now. First bottle of the case bought en primeur and will be drinking the rest over the next 2 yrs. very impressed for a young 2005 and not the most expensive of wines. We drank with a rare rack lamb. Over the moon I have a case and strongly recommend. (3695 views) | | | Tasted by DemeesterWim on 12/27/2014 & rated 90 points: Not bad, but no cigar (4023 views) | | | Tasted by anonymoose12345 on 12/13/2014 & rated 89 points: PnP from 375. Let sit in the glass for an hour. Nice nose of dark black fruit, sweet fruit, black cherry, flowers, menthol, cherry cough medicine. On the palate, full bodied, initial hit of sweet red fruit, oak, graphite, followed by tart fruit, grippy tannins. Medium finish with tart fruit and plum. (2497 views) | | | Tasted by jinatnrt on 8/21/2014 & rated 88 points: Opened and decanted. Drank over four hours.
Approachable from the beginning and drank ok. Not quite lived up to the fame of pomerol. Not memorable. (2797 views) | | | Tasted by Norm52 on 8/17/2014: Drank at Peter's, paired with BBQ chicken, still close on the nose but gradually release with black fruit and oak. We enjoyed it! (2804 views) | | | Tasted by JDV.DDSPHD on 10/20/2013 & rated 87 points: Decent for what it is. I do love the. I really enjoy the earth tones with black dirt, crushed rock intermixed with some fig & prune. This has a nice balance to it with the fruit balanced by the leather and earth. The finish was a bit disappointing but overall not bad. I think this is about where this needs to be. It should be consumed now or over the next 5 yrs in my opinion. (4094 views) | | | Tasted by Mathijs81 on 8/25/2013 & rated 85 points: I expected quite a lot from this wine, but did not live up to my expectations.
Assume its now in its "middle phase" and still needs to grow up to its full potential ( in the next couple of years ).
Drinks very well, beautiful colour, but a somewhat sharp flavour at the end..
Still a very nice wine ( price / quality ) with something to look forward to in a couple of years ! (3879 views) | | | Tasted by CWang on 6/28/2013 & rated 89 points: Still rather young and probably in an unstable phase; however, did show some improvement with more air time in tonight's tasting event; overall, 89+ points for now; needed another 5-6 years at least I supposed. (20404 views) | | | Tasted by Wine Mothership on 5/16/2013 & rated 89 points: Happy little Pomerol that seems to be in early maturity. Slightly hazy Carmine red consistent from core to rim. Nose a little atypical for a right bank Bdx. The black fruits of cabernet franc predominate with woody notes. The palate was a little muted at first but was much improved after an overnight decant. Once again the franc, despite being only a third of the content, is the major driver of flavour with blueberry being easily noticeable. As the wine breathed some more the red stone fruit of merlot became more pronounced. It was a little barnyardy throughout but not enough to spoil the wine.
Get it at the right price. (3741 views) | | | Tasted by JMLoree on 12/19/2012 & rated 75 points: This "wine" is one of the oddest, most disjointed (to borrow the previous reviewer's description) wines I have tasted, at least from Bordeaux. The nose is almost chemical-like. On the palate, we were greeted with a weird blast of strong menthol, strong red meat, mushrooms, earth and bark. The finish was disappointing as we were hoping for something to save the day and integrate this wine. We drank half the bottle and gave up... down the drain. This will not be making any best 100 wines lists anytime ever. (4795 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Decanter, Pomerol’s improving smaller estates (9/30/2018)
(Château La Pointe, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Sara d'Amato
WineAlign (5/23/2011)
(Château La Pointe, Ac Pomerol red) Subscribe to see review text. | By David Lawrason
WineAlign (5/6/2011)
(Château La Pointe, Ac Pomerol red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (12/6/2007)
(Ch La Pointe Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/17/2006)
(Ch La Pointe Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (9/27/2008)
(Château La Pointe) Dark red violet color; appealing deep cherry and berry nose; tasty, tight, ripe cassis palate with depth; medium finish 90 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (1/18/2008)
(Château La Pointe) Dark red violet color; deep berry and kirsch nose; tasty, berry and plush, deep plum palate with minerality; medium-plus finish 92+ pts. (75% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon) 92 points |
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| Château La Pointe Producer website | Read more about Chateau La PointeRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanLibournais Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) - Read more about St. Emilion and its wines - Read more about Pomerol and its wines
Saint Emilion Grat Classified Growth, Classified Growths, Grands Crus Classes, GCC
In 1954, while the "Graves" growths had just published their own classification, the wine syndicate of Saint-Emilion, composed by wine growers, brokers and wine traders with the approval of the INAO - Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (A.O.C), decided to work on a classification for the wines of Saint Emilion. Initially, four grades were defined. These were reduced to two - First Great Classified Growth (A and B) and Great Classified Growth - in 1984.
As of Medoc's 1855 historical grading, the Saint-Emilion Great Classified Growth classification is not only based on qualitative criteria by tasting the wines on a ten years period previous to the assessment, but also on commercial considerations such as:
- sales price levels
- national and international commercial distribution
- the estate's reputation on the market
Properties who don't manage to join the club of about sixty Classified Growths are given the denomination of Great Growth ("Grand Cru"), while the remaining wineries of the A.O.C are simply reported as "Saint-Emilion". It is to be noted that the owners must officially apply to appear in the official classification. Thus for example the famous Chateau Tertre-Roteboeuf, whose quality and reputation would easily justify to be listed among the First Great Classified Growths, does not appear here by the will of its owner, François Mitjaville.
The Saint-Emilion Great Growth classification was revised in 1969, 1985, 1996 and 2006. The only two guaranteed vintage (A.O.C) who can apply to the classification are the "Saint-Emilion Grand Cru" and "Saint-Emilion" areas.
By grading 61 properties, the 2006 revision confirmed many growths from the former classification, but also caused a number of surprises and a few inevitable disappointments. Many observers thought that the impressive progression of Perse's Chateau Pavie since 1998 would be rewarded by an upgrade into the First Great Classified Growths (A) category, but finally such was not the case.
Among the estates promoted to the First Great Classified Growths B category are Chateau Troplong-Mondot and Pavie-Macquin, whose efforts made since the Nineties fully justify their new grade. It should be noted that no First Great Classified Growth was relegated to the lower Great Classified Growth class.
Promoted growths from the status of Great Growth ("Grand Cru") to Great Classified Growth ("Grand Cru Classe") are: Chateaux Bellefont-Belcier, Destieux, Fleur Cardinale, Grand Corbin, Grand Corbin-Despagne and Monbousquet.
The demoted growths from the status of Great Classified Growth to Great Growth are: Chateaux Bellevue, Cadet Bon, Faurie de Souchard, Guadet Saint-Julien, La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Belivier), La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Moueix), Lamarzelle, Petite Faurie de Soutard, Tertre Daugay, Villemaurine and Yon-Figeac. If the recent samples of some of the above mentioned properties may justify their current downgrade, there are great chances that estates like Bellevue, Tertre Daugay or Yon-Figeac will be upgraded to their previous rankings by the next revision in 2016 as the progresses noted after 2000, but not entering in the range of vintages (1993 - 2002) appointed for the criteria of selection for the 2006 classification, are noticable.
The two following estates have completely disappeared from the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classification: Curé-Bon-la-Madeleine (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Canon) and La Clusière (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Pavie).
Finally, no estate considered as "garagiste" has integrated the classification. Valandraud, Mondotte, Le Dome, Bellevue-Mondotte or Magrez-Fombrauge have, for the least, the potential to be ranked as Great Classified Growths. In sight of the very fine quality reached by the above mentioned estates in recent vintages as well as all the innovative wine making methods used by the "garagistes", it remains to be seen whether the authorities will dare to cross the line in 2016..?Pomerol Wikipedia | French wine guide - Read about Pomerol |
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