Chateau La Pointe 75cl 2019 Pomerol

Chateau La Pointe 75cl 2019 Pomerol 

Origin of the name “La Pointe”: “La Pointe” takes its rather geometrical name from the large pointed triangular vine plot we can see near the entrance to the estate.

History: With its splendid two hectares of gardens and the magnifi cent age-old trees, Château La Pointe has always been a charming residence. The château really sprang into life under the Second Empire. Unfortunately, many details of La Pointe’s history are unknown. What we do know is that, thanks to the Directoire style country house, it was one of the fi rst two estates in Pomerol entitled to call themselves a “Château” in 1868. The vineyard already stretched over 22 hectares, and it remains one of the largest estates in the appellation to this day. La Pointe was awarded many medals from 1882 onwards: notably silver medals both at the Bordeaux Exhibition and at the Universal Exhibition of Amsterdam in 1883.

The terroirs of Pomerol : Many wine lovers are under the mistaken impression that Pomerol stops at the upper plateau, forgetting that the appellation is, in fact, much more complicated than it appears… While it is true that the more famous châteaux are located on the highest part of the plateau, a series of gravelly terraces slopes down towards the West. Estates located on these gravelly resurgences produce some of the fi nest and most characteristic wines of the appellation.

Area under v ine: 2 2 hec tares

Terroir: gravelly soil with smooth, rounded pebbles from the Isle riverterraces , clay-gravel soil , sandy soil on clay and sandy soil on gravel .

Grape varieties: 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc

Ageing: 100% in oak barrels (50% new)

Average annual produc t ion: 100,000 bottles

Appellation: Pomerol