2013 Château La Pointe

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 88.7 points

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  11/18/2023 - bjbu Likes this wine: 91 Points

  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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  4/23/2022 - platpeeps Likes this wine: 92 Points

  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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  10/25/2019 - ajburgess88 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  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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  9/22/2019 - Keldertje wrote:

  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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  2/9/2016 - Jeff Leve wrote: 86 Points

  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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