Community Tasting Notes 10

• bjbu Likes this wine: 91 points

  November 18, 2023 - Blend of 85% merlot, 15% cabernet franc
  
  Intensity medium(+). Floral notes, blackberry, blueberry, plum, black cherry, cedar, smoke, laurel, pepper. Acidity medium. Tannins medium. Long finish.
  Very pretty upon opening. After a couple of hours the exposure to oxygen brought the wine somewhat out of balance, which was exacerbated the next day.

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• platpeeps Likes this wine: 92 points

  April 23, 2022 - Exceedingly suave with smoky black cherry fruit and silky soft tannins. It was incisive, developing additional layers of flavour including dark chocolate, mocha & prunes. Complex, yet still fresh, ending with a super lingering finish.
  
  Most critics are agreed that 2013 is not a great red wine vintage in Bordeaux, yet this completely defied the odds. In fact, I had previously tasted a bottle of 2013 a few years back and was equally impressed. Perhaps the fact that I had little expectation (again) I found this to be a rare treat.

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• ajburgess88 Likes this wine: 92 points

  October 25, 2019 - Would love to taste this in a good year. Slightly abundant fruits, tannins relatively balanced, powerful. Lacking some finesse. Good now but will improve

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• Keldertje wrote:

  September 22, 2019 - 1-020. 2013 was the first year I bought Bordeaux en Primeur - knowing it wasn't the best vintage. We recently drank the 2006 - what a difference with 2013! Compared to 2006 this 2013 was flat; it smelled better than it tasted. Scrubland, eucalyptus, blackberry, cherry. Not bad, not entirely worth the money either.

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• Jeff Leve wrote: 86 points

  February 9, 2016 - Bright red fruits with a fresh, crisp quality and a touch of herbs are what you'll find in this medium bodied wine. This will be best in its youth before the fruit fades.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2013
• Type Red
• Producer Château La Pointe
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Libournais
• Appellation Pomerol
• UPC Codes 3192371137151, 400003900541

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• Pending Delivery 7 (4%)
• In Cellars 125 (66%)
• Consumed 56 (30%)

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