The Château Pontet-Fumet of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Bordeaux

Château Pontet-Fumet
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This estate is part of the Vignobles Bardet.
It is ranked in the top 317 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Pontet-Fumet is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Pontet-Fumet wines

Looking for the best Château Pontet-Fumet wines in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Pontet-Fumet 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 Pontet-Fumet wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Pontet-Fumet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Pontet-Fumet

How Château Pontet-Fumet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of romazava (madagascar), tunisian haja or veal blanquette à l'ancienne.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Pontet-Fumet

On the nose the red wine of Château Pontet-Fumet. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth the red wine of Château Pontet-Fumet. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Pontet-Fumet

  • 1985With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Pontet-Fumet.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

Higher tier of Saint-Émilion on Bordeaux's right bank: velvety, complex reds dominated by Merlot (round, silky foundation with aromas of ripe plum, blackcurrant, violet, leather, chocolate and smoke) with spicy Cabernet Franc and structuring Cabernet Sauvignon. Fine tannins, balanced acidity, ages 3 to 30 years. Notes evolving toward tobacco, leather and chocolate at maturity. AOC stricter than Saint-Émilion (yields, minimum 12-month ageing, mandatory tasting panel).

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.

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