Chateau La Pointe 2010 Pomerol

”95 points. A bit monstrous, good length, a Vin de Garde.” – Falstaff
“93 points. Just a superb wine" – Robert Parker

Pomerols opstigende stjerne... La Pointe fik ny ejer i 2008 - og med stjernesigningen af Hubert De Boüard fra Château Angelus (1. Grand Cru Classé) som konsulterende winemaker sker der ting og sager...  

De tidlige ratings berettede enstemmigt om et tårnhøjt udgangspunkt, men efter 10 år på fad og flaske i slottets egen kælder er denne Pomerol nu ”out of this world”.

Solbær, trøfler, røg og chokolade. Sexet Merlot-bærfugt og de mest fløjlsbløde tanniner.. La Pointe 2010 bliver bare bedre og bedre!

Anmeldelser af Château La Pointe Pomerol 2010

95/100 Falstaff
”Very dark ruby garnet, violet reflections; delicate of liquorice and grapefruit, fine roasted aromas, some nougat; elegant, powerful tannins, fresh acid structure, looks a bit monstrous, good length, a Vin de Garde.”

93/100 Robert Parker
“I have always held up the 2010 La Pointe as one of the high points of recent vintages of this Pomerol estate. After five years in bottle, it has retained that quintessential Pomerol bouquet with black fruit laced with truffle and a touch of iron filings. The palate is still quite structured, although the tannins appear to have melted slightly since I last encountered it. It leads to an intense graphite finish that might lead you astray to the Left Bank, and the aftertaste remains long and satisfying. This is just a superb wine from Eric Monnoret that shows no signs of falling short of the promise that is has shown ever since I first tasted it in barrel. Tasted August 2017.”

93/100 Wine Spectator
“This has power in reserve, but stays remarkably restrained for now, with a torrent of boysenberry, fig and raspberry fruit held in check by charcoal-studded grip and well-embedded acidity. The long, dense smoked apple wood finish should let this cruise nicely in the cellar.”

93/100 Wine Enthusiast
“Big, firm, with dense tannins that underly the ripe, dark berry and plum skin fruit flavors. Very powerful, the almost shocking acidity a cutting edge of freshness. Hugely juicy aftertaste.”

93/100 Tom Canavan, wine-pages.com
“Coffee and cereal notes, a nicely earthy character and meatiness. Delicious palate, really lovely quality of fruit and tannin, melding nicely already into a big, hefty finish but one that shows lots of elegance and length too. Really very good.”

93/100 Tim Atkin

Om Château de la Pointe

Genfødt – og i dag blandt de bedste i Pomerol...

I tæt samarbejde med St-Émilion-stjernen Hubert de Boüard (fra 1er Grand Cru Classé A-slottet Angelus), har Eric Monneret siden sin ansættelse i 2008 genrejst og genfødt Château de la Pointe, der i dag tilhører Pomerols absolutte elite.

Vinen har altid været gode, men de 23 hektar på gamle grusaflejringer fra Isle-floden har hele tiden haft potentiale til at levere druer og vin i en endnu højere kvalitet.

Studier af jordbunden og forbedrede dræningsforhold har løftet kvaliteten af druerne, der nu høstes og vininficeres parcelvist, så vinkvaliteten nu indfrier frugtens og terroirets fulde potentiale.

Renovationer af gæringshallen og samarbejdet med Hubert De Boüard er prikken over i’et, der har gjort de la Pointe til en af tidens vigtigste Pomerol-slotte – og til prisen det måske allerbedste!