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 braised beef with guinness, lamb tagine with apricots or wild boar stew (without marinade or wine).

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, black fruits or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak. 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
  • 1995With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With 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

The wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Cheval Blanc or the Château Ausone produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dill or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of aniseed, hay or honey.

In the mouth of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 849 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, producing 1323 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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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 Pontet-Fumet and wines from the region

Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

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Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

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Angélus, Léoville Barton join 2021 en primeur releases

Château Angélus 2021 was released this morning (23 May) at €265 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, according to Liv-ex, up by around 2% on the opening price of the 2020 vintage last year. Merchants were offering Angélus 2021 for £3,120 (12x75cl in bond). Decanter’s Georgie Hindle scored Angélus 2021 95 points, praising its ‘exceptional finesse’. She said the wine represents an excellent effort, following a Bordeaux 2021 growing season that presented many weather challenges. This vintage of Angélus contains ...

The word of the wine: Tank

Made of concrete, stainless steel, enamelled steel or wood (now fashionable again), the vat is an indispensable tool during the entire winemaking process. It is also used to mature certain wines that do not need to go into barrel, or to preserve them.

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