2000 Château La Pointe
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The 2000 La Pointe has an attractive bouquet, a little rustic perhaps, but retaining admirable vigor after 21 years, offering brambly red fruit and touches of iron rust and saddle leather. The palate is fully mature, though there are vestiges of rigidity in terms of the tannins. A stout and sturdy Pomerol with a ferrous, slightly dry finish but commendable length. It softens slightly with aeration, though I would broach bottles over the next 10 years and not longer. Tasted at the La Pointe vertical.
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Tasted from an ex-château bottle in Bordeaux, the 2000 Château La Pointe has a simple, foursquare bouquet with brambly black fruit mixed with soy and iodine. The palate is medium-bodied with aggressive tannin, but what it lacks is the follow-through with the fruit to keep it balanced. It feels austere and mean, a wine that would not be accepted nowadays by winemaker Eric Monneret. Tasted April 2015.
Dark crimson with a developed rim. Sweet and round. Savoury and very appealing Pomerol with grunt. Not a bad price for a wine with this much age on it. (JR)
About the producer
Since insurance firm Generali purchased this estate in 2007, it has set out to overhaul the property and its reputation – starting with the vineyards – and the results speak for themselves.