Conrad Green

9.6

Lovely complete and complex fruit. Plum and red cherry. Herbs. Blood and iron. Complex. Excellent — 5 months ago

with Matt and Paul

Paul T HB

9.5

Lunch 🥪

K&L notes as follows, Grand Pontet is an interesting property, positioned in the neighborhood of other stars of the appellation such as Châteaux Canon, Beau-Séjour-Bécot and Clos Fourtet. It is, however, a small estate, a mere 14 hectares, and its prices are much better than some of its more prestigious neighbors. In 1980 it was purchased by Gerard and Dominique Bécot, owners of the neighboring Beau-Séjour-Bécot. They have applied the same high standards to both Châteaux in their possession, and their winemaking team crafts Grand Pontet alongside the Beau-Séjour-Bécot wines. Recently purchased in 2021 by Domaines Clarence Dillon (Haut-Brion, La Mission Haut-Brion, et al.), the property was combined with and incorporated into Château Quintus. Full-bodied and luscious, this Grand Pontet is laden with ripe blackberry fruits, savory tobacco, licorice notes, and ripe, softened tannins. It’s seamless and bold, not shy. It’s going to require something decadent to pair with, such as filet mignon or some other black-tie dish with plenty of flavor and rich umami presence. — 3 years ago

Jerry Raphael

9.6

Did not know what to expect but trying to drink my cellar down and have to open this old stuff. Opened, decanted and but back in the bottle about 4 hours before dinner. Tasted when first opened and it seemed very light and not much there. When we poured it for dinner it had opened, very integrated, had a lot going on without that old wine funk. Very enjoyable but did seem to lose some fruit a couple of hours later. RP rated this wine a 98+ and considered it along with Haut Brion as the wines of the vintage. Paid $22.95 back in the day. — 6 years ago

with Matt and Barbara

SJ Charlson

9.2

Really great Sonoma cabernet. — 7 years ago

with Joe and Mark

Nic Irving

9.4

Love this! Fresh squeezed lime, light grapefruit notes. A little peach and white pepper. This is a very well integrated wine. — 8 years ago

Sara Henson

9.3

This wine is simple brilliant and ready to drink! The nose leads with hints of bright red fruits then quickly transitions to an earthy smell ripe with fresh rain. Tastes of subtle dark fruit, followed by mild tannins, with a lush mineral finish. We are pairing with mussels braised in a tomato confit, glazed pork belly, and classic steak and potatoes. This wine is certainly a top hit!!! — 10 years ago

with Alan

Axel Finger

9.1

2001 still very nice! Improves still with some air. Looong finish. — 10 years ago

CK Vong

9.2

1992. Drank after haut brion and petrus 82 so no accurate comment here. Nose is typical pomerol, but the coating effect remains long n silky. Drink. — 11 years ago

Petra Thieriot

Owner/Importer Dee Vine Wines

10

Last bottle damnit- who has some to sell? — 12 years ago

with Andrew, Dade and 2 others

Seth Masterson

9.2

What a nice surprise this was to come across! I guess the closest thing I could compare it to is a field blend from Alsace - a big mix of bouquets. Good weight, silky but a nice acidic backing. — 7 months ago

Alexandre Pagliano

9.1

Dark rubi robe with bricky tears. Nose of secondary and tertiary notes, tobacco, asphalt, cedar, and a hint of dark berries. Medium bodied, a bit off in the finish, but really good bottle and we still have a couple more left :)
— 10 months ago

Rob Scalia

9.8

Top notch. — 4 years ago

Myke Morgan

9.0

Very fruit forward cab, with minimal tannins or chalkiness. A nice quality everyday wine. — 5 years ago

with Anjanette

Freek Welter

9.5

Underrated vintage......my .ss! 😁 — 7 years ago

Kevin Hoctor

9.4

A lovely wine to drink with dinner that's not too sweet or too dry. It paired well with four different meals at our table. — 8 years ago

Karen Shaeffer-Collins

8.9

Excellent wine! — 9 years ago

Jeffrey Lew

9.1

Not sure if it's just in a dumb phase or didn't want to come out and play. Not very inspiring, last bottle was better. Out of OWC — 10 years ago

Sam Coturri

Winery Sixteen 600, Enterprise Vineyards and the Moon Mountain District

8.9

A really good example of the high tension, deeply textured Cabernets from #moonmountaindistrict — 10 years ago

Kevin Yen

9.7

2014/5/25@baoge hotspot dinner HK — 11 years ago

Peter Rosenfeld

9.4

Fabulous. 2020. Deep smooth. Long finish. — 8 months ago

Thijs Hendriks

9.5

Entering its drinking window, finally — 9 months ago

Rob Scalia

9.8

Top notch — 4 years ago

Philip Dobrin

9.2

Dominus 94 won out this night. A little muted on the palate but smells right — 5 years ago

Matteo Borré

9.5

Really a Grand Vin de Bordeaux. You know that a flower was named after this wine? The Rose Demoiselles de Larrivet Haut Brion. How cool is that? — 6 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.2

Young but still approachable with a short decant. I decanted for 30 minutes.

Cherry, strawberry and leather on the palate.

Good now with potential to be a few points better. — 7 years ago

KLH

9.2

Clearly aged, but still had some fruit and exotic notes of a wonderful wine — 8 years ago

James Brace

9.2

Very light, unoaked flavour — 10 years ago

Peter Martin

9.8

Deep honeyed with complex nutty flavor. Balanced with plenty of life left. The complexity ratio is SB and Semillion is in full flower. One of Woltners best even at 37 years of age. — 10 years ago

John Hubbell

9.0

Perfect right now. Pencil lead ect. Nice bordeaux. Drink up — 10 years ago

Kevin Yen

9.9

2014/2/9 @Royal China Club Shanghai with Sir Huang by me, 适饮最重要，完胜86，96拉圖，07拉菲一开就香，下午四点开瓶，持续力也漂亮，黑醋栗铅笔心转咖啡豆，年轻的拉菲好迷人很亲近，今晚波尔多顺序lafite 07, mouton 96, haut brion 03, cheval blanc 02, Margaux 94, latour 96, latour 86 — 11 years ago