Château La Pointe 2009 AOC POMEROL Bordeaux Grands Crus

Château La Pointe 2009 AOC POMEROL Bordeaux Grands CrusThe color is strong, brilliant, dense with purple reflections. Aromatically, the wine has a very beautiful maturity of black fruits, we find blackberry, bigarreau cherry, toasted and spicy notes. The tannins are smooth, spherical, elegant and racy. The finish presents a nice tension highlighting the sappy character of the vintage

The vines are 30 years old on average

Cabernet Sauvignon (9%) and Carmenère (1%)

This Saint-Julien wine can be cellared until 2050

and milder conditions in August and September

The Cabernet Sauvignon was harvested from the 10th to 13th October

Château Villemaurine produces wines that are emblematic of the appellation

2016 therefore sees more Merlot in the blend than in 2015

all in velvet and silkiness

the summer conditions were particularly hot and dry until August 11th when three days of rain helped to boost the ripening process

Combined with the presence of gravelly soils derived from the Günz

this is a masterpiece of diligence in the vineyards

The vines are 35 years old on average and are planted on deep gravel with a clay soil