Paul T HB

9.5

Lunch 🥪

K&L notes as follows, Grand Pontet is an interesting property, positioned in the neighborhood of other stars of the appellation such as Châteaux Canon, Beau-Séjour-Bécot and Clos Fourtet. It is, however, a small estate, a mere 14 hectares, and its prices are much better than some of its more prestigious neighbors. In 1980 it was purchased by Gerard and Dominique Bécot, owners of the neighboring Beau-Séjour-Bécot. They have applied the same high standards to both Châteaux in their possession, and their winemaking team crafts Grand Pontet alongside the Beau-Séjour-Bécot wines. Recently purchased in 2021 by Domaines Clarence Dillon (Haut-Brion, La Mission Haut-Brion, et al.), the property was combined with and incorporated into Château Quintus. Full-bodied and luscious, this Grand Pontet is laden with ripe blackberry fruits, savory tobacco, licorice notes, and ripe, softened tannins. It’s seamless and bold, not shy. It’s going to require something decadent to pair with, such as filet mignon or some other black-tie dish with plenty of flavor and rich umami presence. — 2 years ago

Jusden Aumand

9.0

Solid effort. Shows the balance of the 2008 vintage. — 8 years ago

Alexander Matjanec

9.1

Testing out wines on a beautiful Sunday in New York — 10 years ago

Helen Allingham

9.0

Quality. Smooth, tasty. A cut above. — 5 years ago

with James

Neal Krishna Devaraj

9.1

Chalk earth five day old raspberries. — 7 years ago

Chris Forest

8.9

Red & black fruits, some eucalyptus and mint with noticeable chocolate, cloves and cinnamon on the nose. Black cherries medium plus acid dry and some chalky tannins with cloves, cinnamon and minerals on the Finish. tastes younger than its 13 years of age. A really good wine for the price. — 8 years ago

Yong Shin

9.1

Just like the first time with Christian Venier’s Le Haut de Madon, this captures the same spirit of light juicy reds i adore. Herbaceous strawberry, nice acid, super light. Everything i want in a chuggable red. — 6 years ago

T. Berghaus

9.0

Still String tannins but a lovely flavore — 8 years ago

Masafi

9.0

le samedi 15 Novembre 2014 — 10 years ago