Chateau La Pointe, Pomerol

Surprisingly lean with stony, mineral flavors underneath the dark fruit. Good acidity, very local. Good rather than great wine. At home with Søren & Mette.

1998 vintage

Drunk with dear friends, one born 1961. Splendid brick color, fresh nose of chocolate and mushrooms. No tannins to speak of but light acidity supporting again chocolatey sweet taste with dry sous bois notes! Long aftertaste. A surprise as we feared the bottle dead after dismal cork extraction. great old wines still exist.

1961 vintage

During our blind tasting of the 1998 Château La Pointe and the 2000 Château Haut-Bages Libéral, the contrasting qualities of Right Bank and Left Bank Bordeaux were unmistakable. The 1998 Château La Pointe, hailing from Pomerol on the Right Bank, showcased a plush, rounded profile with velvety tannins and inviting flavors of ripe plum, black cherry, and a touch of soft spice, making it a truly enjoyable and approachable wine. Meanwhile, the 2000 Château Haut-Bages Libéral from Pauillac on the …

1998 vintage

This has developed into a delightful Pomerol, albeit a little simplistic. It is drinking well without aeration, and is a good value everyday drinker.

2011 vintage

Not quite up to my last time of tasting, and more time in the decanter probably would have helped. That said, it is a very easy drink, and a good middle of the road wine to enjoy at an a relatively early age. It also has a an interesting grape mix of 80%+ Merlot with the rest Cabernet Franc. 89+

2011 vintage

Went into the cellar and looked for something to drink. This bottle fell into my hands. Still remember when I bought it. Subscribed for about 13 Deutschmark, a long time ago and fills me with great sadness. A still decent wine, with good balance, nothing big, and still quite pleasant to drink.

1998 vintage

Last tasted a year ago, this has really grown into itself, and is very approachable with a few hours in the decanter. It is a delightful Pomerol, deeply fruited and silky in the mouth. The finish is a little non descript, but this a great value wine with still some upside to come.

2011 vintage

Nose has an abundance of red fruits with some raspberry and slightly charred Morello cherry to the fore with some tobacco leaf, a little freshly ground white pepper. There is also a tiny earthy, beetroot note and the faintest suggestion of a little grated dark milk chocolate. With time some lifted redcurrant too. All in all, lots going on here and more complex that I would have imagined. Palate also very agreeable, perhaps more on the dark fruits, texturally this …

2011 vintage

Cloudy glowing ruby under the light. Light cafe latte and fresh-baked pastry on the nose. Delicious integrated berries with lip-smacking citrus on the finish.

1998 vintage

Solid old man.

1998 vintage

Second time of tasting, and I realise I did this a disservice 6 weeks ago. It is all a simple matter of aeration. Last time I popped and poured, but on this occasion 3 hours in the decanter transformed the wine. There is still some residual tannin to resolve, but it is a highly enjoyable Pomerol and great value for money.

2011 vintage

Was surprised at the color and fruit. While not a “great” wine IMO, still very enjoyable, and it has held up well given the age. Opened up after about 30 mins post decant.

1961 vintage

This is definitely ready to start drinking, but it lacks nuance and is dominated by drying tannin on the palate and finish. This was not decanted, and perhaps it would improve the experience, but all in all I find it a little underwhelming.

2011 vintage

Well matured wine. I bought a box (en primeur) in 2012 and just opened the first bottle. Combination of mainly Merlot and a small percentage of Cab Franc. Good fruit / berry, and dry aftertaste. We drank it with mixed grilled meat, which was great.

2011 vintage

Decent enough and held up next to Roast Beef. But not extraordinary and probably not worth the price. Tasted no better than Pomerols at ~30GBP and I invested cellaring time also. Cassis, pencil shavings, short-medium length. Decent, quaffable.

2011 vintage

Berns steakhouse. Perfect fill and cork. Needs 30 min to open up and then it was nearly perfection in a glass. Great balance and finish. Certainly in prime with at least another decade of prime drinking. No rush on these. Mostly merlot with the remainder of cab franc.

1961 vintage

Not a great showing for this bottle. The wine showed thin and a bit hot, more like a California cab heading past maturity than a Bordeaux. Drink up.

1998 vintage

Clear medium light rd. Very bright, juicy nose. Red cherry, roses, tobacco and fresh soft green herbs. Delicious juicy cherry and red currant flavours and a soft fruit driven finish. Delicious if not complex.

1998 vintage

Rich and powerful earthy and full of freshness beautiful.

1961 vintage

I waited too long on this one. Immediate reaction was tartness, like cranberries, but that quickly faded to flat and lifeless.

1998 vintage

Tasted next to 2015. Darker in terms of fruit profile, spices, herbs on the nose. On the palate a little disjointed and out of balance. Coarse tannins, bright acidity, dark fruit. Decent length. 86-88

2011 vintage

45 min decant. Cherry, raspberry, graphite, slate, earth, pencil lead, clove, camphor, rosemary, violet, dark chocolate. Deep reddish-purple colour. Quite plush early on but gained structure throughout the evening. Still quite tannic. Needs time to shed the baby fat (5-10 years or more).

2011 vintage

Decent enough. Spice and plum nose. Slightly spiky acidic finish, but textually smooth and refined. Not great value at £25.

2011 vintage

Dark cherry, Raspberry, controlled tannin, silky finish. Very nice.

2011 vintage

Dark ruby core, slight garnet rim. Gave it a good hour of air in the decanter. Open nose, lots of rich cassis, a few cedary notes. Over time, a few complex layers of ash, smoke emerged. On the palate, medium bodied, fluid, integrated tannins but a little hard and hot on the finish. Mellowed with time. Overall, a very nice Bordeaux, drinking if give it a couple of hours of air.

2011 vintage

Opened and left to slow ox for 3 hours, but also had a small taste when opening. Ready to drink and found this really quite enjoyable although lacking complexity to score higher, but a good effort in this vintage for sure. Easy drinking, medium alcohol, not too much heat and nice fruit. Good value.

2011 vintage

Note: I use a rating scale on which 85 represents a very good wine. Day 1 -- the wine was bright with pronounced cherry flavors -- not particularly Bordeaux like. but not bad. Wine was opened (but not decanted) a few ours before. But, on Day 3 (half bottle in a corked 375 ml in the fridge) the wine was totally different. Smooth, very right bank. Much more enjoyable to me. This was my last, and I am certainly glad …

1998 vintage

Much more impressed with this the last time around, but this time it also had tougher competition. Developed nose with vegetable stew, dried fruit, ceder, tobacco, leather, barnyard, wet soil and a touch of rubber. Medium acidity, medium tannins, and a medium body. Medium(-) intensity and a medium finish. Lacks a bit of intensity and the fruit feels tired. Lovely nose though!

1998 vintage

This bottle had a lot in common with the one tasted 2015-01-27. Fully developed and ready to drink right now. As far as I remember I thought that the previous bottle had a bit more vibrancy.

1998 vintage

Nice Bordeaux for a couple of small pours...Cant drink a whole bottle of this because even tough the bottles in ABSOLUTE pristine condition and fill, its just not very interesting and falls flat...Signature black truffles of a mature La Pointe, along with cedar, earth, some dried fruit and acid at the the end....DRINK NOW or use for cooking..

1998 vintage

Medium garnet color with lots of sediment in the bottle. Fully developed and complex nose with a medium+ aroma intensity. Aromas of dried red fruit, prunes, cacao, oak, vanilla, chocolate, dried herbs, barnyard, wet earth, tobacco and leather. Dry with a medium acidity and tannin and medium+ body. Flavor intensity is medium+. Flavors of prunes, currants, dried red fruit, tobacco, cacao, wet earth, oak and leather. Finish is medium+. This wine is definitely at it's peak right now. It is …

1998 vintage

FW-BYOB-HT-15#2; 1/24/2015-1/25/2015 : This is just perfect right now. Wouldn't want a second more age on this! Open nose with a medium+ intensity of aromas of plums, morello cherries, stable, wet hay, cherry seeds, bretty plastics, earth, tobacco, a little coffee and a little blackcurrants. Medium+ acidity, dry with distinct, but quite round tannins. Very polished and in great balance. Mature fruit, high intensity, long finish and a medium body. WOTN for me!

1998 vintage

Nose shows vibrant berries, red currants, violets, loam and some tobacco. Silky on the palate with tart red and black currants all over the place and fine but firm tannins. Notes of roses, coffee and graphite add complexity. A bright personality, fresh and inviting, but could develop and settle in the cellar.

2011 vintage

Lovely balance. Could be drank now, but a little too early for me. I believe it would benefit significantly from just one more year in the cellar. Anyway, this is (will be) a great value wine.

2011 vintage

plein de gout et de puissance aromes complexes:fruits noirs,humus et champignons,fruits secs et bois

2011 vintage

Second Sunday Group: 2011 Bordeaux & others (Mike's) : Blackberry, cherry, clay and herb notes with an earthy undertone. Coming back to this, there's already some complexity and depth that the others don't have. Black fruit, plum, currants and earth on the palate with vanilla coming in on the finish. Has some tannin, yes, but this is surprisingly drinkable, and certainly very nice. My #4, Domino's #5 Group #1, 39 pts

2011 vintage

Elegant yet lush red plum fruit. A real overachiever - this wine has always impressed with its serious yet friendly profile. A complete wine. I am sorry to say this is my last bottle. Unbelievable QPR. Right bank did extremely well in 1998. (92)

1998 vintage

1998 POMEROL; 2/15/2014-2/17/2014 : Intensive red. Nose of red berries and leather. The wine shows a nice sweetness, has a good length and shows a good structure. Good effort for relatively little money. Now fully mature.

1998 vintage

supple, but misses a bit of complexicity in its middle pallet, a fairly amount of bitterness and it has something dry in its finish

2011 vintage

Rather closed, swampy, earthy nose with some berry fruit and toffee. Med body, quite soft palate with some tannins remaining on the background. Red and black berries, not too clean, pencil shavings. Tannic aftertaste,of some length.

1998 vintage

The wine pours a thick, purplish color with a dark garnet rim and some bricking along with medium legs. On the nose, the wine lacks concentration but makes up for it with a dainty perfume - cassis, red fruits, morel mushrooms and just a hint of peat. Medium structure on the palate with velvety tannins though this fruit bomb of a wine is rather thin. Nevertheless, a very pleasurable, old-school Bordeaux that evokes notes of cherries, cassis, earth and parchment …

1998 vintage

Not quite as pleasing as I remember this wine from a few years ago, although still very good. It had sort of strange taste upon opening -- not pleasant strange -- vegetal, I don't know exactly what. Regardless, after 30 min or so, I poured into a flat bottomed decanter, and after another 20 min or so it had opened up nicely. A bit acidic, but not too much and fine for my palate. I have one more and I …

1998 vintage

Once again proves to be one of the better QPR wines I have encountered. Drinking a point (ha!), this wine has very good depth of flavor, good purity and a fun personality. One of the less expensive right bank wines I bought from the '98 vintage but one of the wines I most enjoy drinking. I would easily trade the rest of my '98 Monbousquet for one more bottle of this! Needs to be drunk soon, but a very fine …

1998 vintage

Initially very closed and some overt acidity. But opened up with earthy cassis and black raspberries followed by vanilla and menthol and ending with slightly bitter dusty tannins.

1998 vintage

Truffle, chocolate, plum and forest scents, soft textures, medium body and a fresh, bright black raspberry finish. 88-90 Pts

2011 vintage

GJE CRD 2008 and EP 2011; 3/29/2012-4/4/2012 (Bordeaux, France) : Fresh blue fruits, blueberry jam, slightly vegetal and dry tannins.

2011 vintage

Académie des Cinquante Pomerol Tasting (The Hunting Lodge, Rozendaal, Netherlands) : Farmyardy to the point of brett but this lifts slightly, hint of vanilla, medium weight, elegant but drying, drink up.

1998 vintage

Quite dense in color. Very elegant, attractive bouquet right after opening. Then somewhat closed for an hour, before it opened up again. A big wine with a lot of tannins, of which quite a few come from the oak barrels, I believe. Sweet taste, almost "jammy", which paired with oak cause a combination that does not please my palate. I am not an expert on Pomerols, but I feel this is typical of its origin, and very different from the …

1998 vintage

A super wine for the price. Always has been but tonight I believe this wine to be at its absolute best. Medium garnet color with a nose that shows plum, cedar and a hint of smoke. Everything blends together nicely in a sweet, medium bodies package. Seamless and velvety. Decent length. I will drink my remaining bottles this holiday season. A nice mouthful of Pomerol. (92)

1998 vintage

Dark red. Soft red fruit, cherry and earth. Comes on a bit after some swirling, develops a bit of pong. Decent red fruit flavours and a softish finish. Not served in a great place after a few big rustic wines.

1998 vintage

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