2009 Ch Grand Pontet Grand Cru Classé St Emilion - 12x75cl
06A9GPON _ 2009 - Ch Grand Pontet Grand Cru Classé St Emilion - 12x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Grand-Pontet
  • Region St Emilion
  • Drinking 2014 - 2022
  • Case size 12x75cl
  • Available Now

2009 - Ch Grand Pontet Grand Cru Classé St Emilion - 12x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Grand-Pontet
  • Region St Emilion
  • Drinking 2014 - 2022
  • Case size 12x75cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £548.47 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £45.70 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £425.00 In Bond
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  • Robert Parker, April 2010, Score: 91-93

    Sylvie Pourquet owns this property and has produced a wine of 70% Merlot and the rest equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Michel Rolland's top assistant, Jean Philippe Fort, is theconsultant. Alcohol here hit 14.5%, which seems to be a target for many St.-Emilions in 2009. This wine has a dense purple color, a sweet nose of red and black currants intermixed with incense, subtle background oak, fleshy, open-knit, light, opulent flavors, silky tannins, and a long, exuberant, even flamboyant finish, with terrific purity and overall balance. It should drink well for 15 or more years.

  • Decanter, April 2010, Score: 15.5

    Ripe and well balanced. Zesty freshness on the finish. Won%u2019t disappoint. Drink 2014-2022.

Producer

Château Grand-Pontet

A hidden gem, this Château is run by the sister of Gérard and Dominique Bécot (of neighbouring Beauséjour and La Gomerie). Its 17 hectares are planted just north of St. Emilion with 75% Merlot followed by Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon on the region's famous limestone plateau. With its excellent location and winemaking savoir faire which it has honed since the 1980s, it has gone from strength-to-strength and is known...Read more

A hidden gem, this Château is run by the sister of Gérard and Dominique Bécot (of neighbouring Beauséjour and La Gomerie). Its 17 hectares are planted just north of St. Emilion with 75% Merlot followed by Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon on the region's famous limestone plateau. With its excellent location and winemaking savoir faire which it has honed since the 1980s, it has gone from strength-to-strength and is known for producing ripe, lush wines.Read less

Region

St Emilion

South of Pomerol lies the medieval, perched village of St Emilion. Surrounding St Emilion are vines that produce round, rich and often hedonistic wines. Despite a myriad of soil types, two main ones dominate - the gravelly, limestone slopes that delve down to the valley from the plateau and the valley itself which is comprised of limestone, gravel, clay and sand. Despite St Emilion's popularity today, it was not until the 1980s to early 1990s that attention was brought to this region. Robert Parker, the famous wine critic, began reviewing their Merlot-dominated wines and giving them hefty scores. The rest is history as they say. Similar to the Médoc, there is a classification system in place which dates from 1955 and outlines several levels of quality. These include its regional appellation of St Emilion, St Emilion Grand Cru, St Emilion Grand Cru Classé and St Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé, which is further divided into "A" (Ausone and Cheval Blanc) and "B" (including Angélus, Canon, Figeac and a handful of others). To ensure better accuracy, the classification is redone every 10 years enabling certain châteaux to be upgraded or downgraded depending on on the quality of their more recent vintages.

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