Château Grand-Pontet

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend

9.196 ratings
9.117 pro ratings
St. Émilion, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Jason Li

passed it's prime

passed it's prime

Feb 24th, 2024
Shengli Hu

VA. Red currant, blood, sanguine, ash, minerality. Medium integrated tannins and high acidity.

VA. Red currant, blood, sanguine, ash, minerality. Medium integrated tannins and high acidity.

Sep 18th, 2023
Brent Clayton

Deep cherry fruit, spice. Round and balanced but still quite youthful.

Deep cherry fruit, spice. Round and balanced but still quite youthful.

Nov 24th, 2019
James Forsyth

Red fruit, lively, vibrant finish. Full-on but not heavy.

Red fruit, lively, vibrant finish. Full-on but not heavy.

Nov 4th, 2019
James Forsyth

Stewed fruit, cherries, leather and more leather and more leather. Very good if you like leather things.

Stewed fruit, cherries, leather and more leather and more leather. Very good if you like leather things.

Nov 4th, 2019
Paul Masson

Retains a sweetness and purity of fruit, albeit deeply integrated into the woodsy campfire, herbs, baking spices, leather, and oak, and layered with Brett-inflected tertiary complexity; the texture is plush and inviting but mellow; pleasantly contemplative.

Retains a sweetness and purity of fruit, albeit deeply integrated into the woodsy campfire, herbs, baking spices, leather, and oak, and layered with Brett-inflected tertiary complexity; the texture is plush and inviting but mellow; pleasantly contemplative.

Sep 9th, 2017
Kirsten Spalding

Definitely a Christmas Day wine. Blackberry, currants, mulled spices that cling to the back of the tongue. Pair with pets for a German Shepherd around the ears to achieve this face 🥴.

Definitely a Christmas Day wine. Blackberry, currants, mulled spices that cling to the back of the tongue. Pair with pets for a German Shepherd around the ears to achieve this face 🥴.

1 person found it helpfulDec 26th, 2021
Andres Montoya

Cigar box, leather, iron, smoke and dried herbs. Absolutely delicious and exciting to smell! A throwback to the other 'classy' 60's bordeauxs' I've had the pleasure of drinking: gun flint, tar, black tea, baking spice: reminds me of freshly toast bread sprinkled with graphite powder.

Cigar box, leather, iron, smoke and dried herbs. Absolutely delicious and exciting to smell! A throwback to the other 'classy' 60's bordeauxs' I've had the pleasure of drinking: gun flint, tar, black tea, baking spice: reminds me of freshly toast bread sprinkled with graphite powder.

1 person found it helpfulMay 22nd, 2016
David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

From a grand vintage. Black and blue fruits, soft spicebox & leather, some earth, smooth and elegant. Spice more pronounced with food. It's right around it's peak for the next 3-5 years.

From a grand vintage. Black and blue fruits, soft spicebox & leather, some earth, smooth and elegant. Spice more pronounced with food. It's right around it's peak for the next 3-5 years.

1 person found it helpfulJan 2nd, 2016
Ronnie Sanders

Owner/Importer Vine Street Imports

9.1

Ronnie had this 10 years ago

Ronnie had this 10 years ago

1 person found it helpfulJun 20th, 2014