2019 Chateau La Pointe - Pomerol AC

Decanter.com – 94 pts – GH: *High toned and vibrant cherry and raspberry fruits on the nose. Polished on the palate, this is sleek and well worked with a core of rich, liquorice-edged strawberries and black cherries with a gorgeous minerality that comes across as wet stone and graphite. A strong, well built wine but presented delicately with refinement. Definite power here but also glamour and a vein of gently warming spice from start to finish that lingers on the tongue providing a dominant base for the fruit.* - 01/2022

Vinum Magazin – 16/20pts: *Leichte Reduktion, dann fruchtiger; geschmeidiger Auftakt, samtene Entwicklung über herber Tanninstruktur, gut Länge; zuverlässig und gut gemacht.* - 08/2022

WeinWisser – 18/20pts - WL: * Tiefes Purpurrot mit lila Rand. Konzentriertes, schwarzbeeriges Bouquet gepaart mit dunkler Mineralik und Veilchen, dahinter Holundersaft und Sandelholz. Am druckvollen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, stützendem Tanningerüst, pfeffrigem Extrakt und ganz feinen kernigen Noten im Untergrund. Im aromatischen Finale Wildkirschen, Schlehengelee und frischer schwarzer Bergpfeffer, endet mit zarter Adstringenz. Liegt auf einem Level wie die Jahrgänge 2012 und 2010 mit dem Plus Finesse. Bravo!* – 04/2020

JancisRobinson.com – 16/20pts – JR: *76% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Franc. Dark, concentrated garnet. Altogether in a lower key than some but a solid choice if not too expensive. Sturdy. Tannins not quite as ripe as in some of its peers.* - 11/2021

JamesSuckling.com - 93-94pts - JS: *Lots of blue fruit and stone with some slate. Medium to full body, firm tannins and a flavorful finish. Racy and structured at the finish.* - 06/2020

Vinous.com – 91 pts – AG: *The 2019 La Pointe is a very pleasant, straightforward Pomerol to drink now and over the next decade or so. Cedar, dried flowers, mint, pipe tobacco and incense are woven throughout a core of red berry fruit. The 2019 is delicate, but there is terrific substance here too.* - 01/2022

Vinous.com – 94 pts – NM: *The 2019 La Pointe offers impressive clarity on the nose of perfumed red fruit, raspberry and cranberry intermingling with truffle and light crushed stone aromas. The palate is medium-bodied, taut and fresh, and quite saline, with fine-grained tannins and a cohesive and more sophisticated finish than any recent vintage. Maybe it just needs a little more persistence; otherwise, this is a top-notch La Pointe.* - 12/2021

Thewinecellarinsider.com – 91 pts – JL: *Flowers, and cherries with a touch of smoke, licorice and spice come through easily in the nose and on the palate. Medium-bodied, soft and fresh, with an elegant, plum and chocolate infused mid-palate and finish, this will drink well early, yet age for 15 years or so. Drink from 2023-2035.* - 03/2022