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Chateau Grand Pontet St. Emilion 750ml
Vintage: | 2018 |
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Description: | Unusual blend for St-Emilion with a high proportion of Malbec, and there is no question that it comes through in a deeply spiced cinnamon and black pepper punch through the mid-palate. Different profile aromatically from the palate, with big tannins and a whoosh tick of fresh mint through the mid-palate, alongside cool blue fruit and a ton of black chocolate. A little less St-Emilion typicity perhaps, and the rich spice puts the focus on a slightly hard finish rather that salinity from the limestone soils (no doubt accentuated by low yields of 19hl/ha), but there is a lot to recommend, and it provides an enjoyable look at where St-Emilion might go in the future to cope with warmer vintages. Excellent violet rim. Jean-Philippe Fort is consultant at this property, which is owned by the Pourquet-Becot family. 90% new oak. |
Price: | $ 39.93 |
Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Saratoga Wine Exchange
Address: |
42 Phila St. Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 United States |
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Telephone (toll-free): | 877-493-6532 |
Telephone (regular): | 518-580-9891 |
Fax: | 518-580-9679 |
First added to 1000 Corks on December 24, 2020.