The Château La Pointe of Pomerol of Bordeaux

Château La Pointe - Ballade de La Pointe Pomerol
The winery offers 2 different wines
4.0
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 88 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Pomerol in the region of Bordeaux

The Château La Pointe is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Pomerol to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château La Pointe wines

Looking for the best Château La Pointe wines in Pomerol among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château La Pointe wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château La Pointe wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château La Pointe

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château La Pointe

How Château La Pointe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish armorican style, lamb parmentine with eggplant and spices or duck with orange.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château La Pointe

On the nose the red wine of Château La Pointe. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, thyme or graphite and sometimes also flavors of hay, orange or anise. In the mouth the red wine of Château La Pointe. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château La Pointe

  • 1961With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1986With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1994With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1975With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1982With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château La Pointe.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Pomerol

The wine region of Pomerol is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pétrus or the Domaine Le Pin produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pomerol are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pomerol often reveals types of flavors of cherry, flint or white pepper and sometimes also flavors of salt, dried fig or nutty.

In the mouth of Pomerol is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 336 estates and châteaux in the of Pomerol, producing 444 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pomerol go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château La Pointe

Planning a wine route in the of Pomerol? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château La Pointe.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château La Pointe and wines from the region

Château Lassègue names seventh-generation vigneron Nicolas Seillan as its new winemaker

Seillan takes on his new role in addition to his current position as senior vice president of finance, Château Lassègue and Tenuta di Arceno. Château Lassègue said Seillan will continue to work alongside his father, renowned vigneron Pierre Seillan, who said: ‘I am proud that my son Nicolas will continue in the tradition of our family lineage as a seventh-generation vigneron, and bring his passion and respect for the great terroirs and wines of France.’ Born into a family of French vignerons, Ni ...

Long Read: Biodiversity in the vineyard – looking to the future

It’s no secret that climate change is breaking records for heatwaves, frosts, fires, droughts, hail and wildfires. Their increasing frequency has left the wine world awash with initiatives, conferences, and research all concerning sustainable viticulture and its many facets: biodiversity, regenerative agriculture and the host of organic, biodynamic and sustainable labels or certifications they embody. More than simple posturing, many are concerned with the very real practicalities of saving wate ...

DBR Lafite CEO Jean-Guillaume Prats to step down

Jean-Guillaume Prats is set to leave the business around four years after being appointed CEO and president of Domaines Barons de Rothschild (DBR Lafite). A DBR Lafite spokesperson said Prats would leave before the end of the year, in order to ‘devote himself to his family business and to consulting’. Group chairwoman Saskia de Rothschild will take over the executive management of DBR Lafite as of December. Prats’ arrival at DBR Lafite was announced in November 2017 as part of a leadership ...

The word of the wine: Licking

Operation consisting in sanitizing a barrel by introducing a wick of ignited sulphur which produces a release of sulphurous gas.