Laura Snider

9.3

Excellent! — 7 months ago

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

Philip Dobrin

9.2

Dominus 94 won out this night. A little muted on the palate but smells right — 6 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. — 7 years ago

with Matt and Barbara

Freek Welter

9.5

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

KLH

9.2

Clearly aged, but still had some fruit and exotic notes of a wonderful wine — 9 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

Kayla Young

10

Obviously a winner. And, older than me! — 11 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 — 12 years ago

Danny O'Brien

9.3

Delicious Bordeaux — a year ago

Elizabeth Renick

10

Excelente #France 2016 🤌🏽 cab, Merlot, Cab Franc — 4 years ago

Rob Scalia

9.8

Top notch — 5 years ago

ADAM STROMFELD

9.7

Soft round rolling tannins cooked black cherries sandy - nice balance and acidity. Cooked meat — 7 years ago

with Howard, Natalie and 1 other

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? — 7 years ago

Michael H

8.9

Not bad - not polished but nice enough — 7 years ago

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. — 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

John Hubbell

9.0

Perfect right now. Pencil lead ect. Nice bordeaux. Drink up — 11 years ago

Kevin Yen

9.7

2014/5/25@baoge hotspot dinner HK — 12 years ago

Claude Bolduc

9.5

Very mellow Médoc. Delicious... — 12 years ago

Ruud Verhagen

9.0

90+, very young! First time I had a Bordeaux with some saltiness in the taste. The nose stands out. An elegant fresh wine with stony minerality and very young fruit! Needs time… — 3 years ago

Nancy Schnur

9.1

Foodland $16 — 5 years ago

ZEYHERR Pat

9.0

Profond, juste ce qui faut de longueur en bouche mais pas trop pour apprécier la nourriture et enchainer d'autres plats et d'autres vins.
Bons pour viandes — 5 years ago

Brian R

9.0

Lots of menthol and pencil lead. Firm texture, low tannins. — 7 years ago

"Odedi"

9.2

It's time for my #FridayCabernetfix. Here is a youngster from Pessac Léognan in Bordeaux.

A beautiful color of dark ruby with a wide reddish/ brick rim.

Pronounced nose of blueberries, black currants, plums, cherries, oak, vanilla, licorice, spices, leather, earth, forest floor, dark chocolates, light bell pepper, barnyard, bitter vegetables, river rocks and black pepper.

Full bodied and smooth with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with plums, cherries, currants, blueberries, wood, light vanilla, earth, pencil lead, wet leaves, forest floor, smoke, green vegetables, herbs, spices and black pepper.

Medium plus on the finish with medium minus tannins and tangy raspberries.

This left bank Bordeaux is already drinking very nicely now, although still young. Showing nice balance and elegance with nice texture. The nose is really special, and I kept on smelling on it for a long time.

Needs a couple of hours to open up properly. Still very earthy with lots of vegetable notes. The tangy ending makes it interesting.

Good by itself or with food. I paired it with cheeses and crackers.

Good now and will be better in the next 15 years.

A good price/ value for a not so good vintage, as it is less than half the price of the 2010 vintage.

Wine Advocate 90 points.

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$120. — 7 years ago

Neal Krishna Devaraj

9.4

In Bordeaux tasting. Incredibly bright floral. Lingers beautifully. — 8 years ago

Drew Freeman

9.4

While this vintage has lost some fruit it was a real treat to taste this back to back with Haut-Brion & w/ Mayacamas & StagsLeapWineCellars S.L.V. albeit more recent vintages for the #California wines. #JOP recreation. I'm not complaining! — 10 years ago

Axel Finger

9.1

2001 still very nice! Improves still with some air. Looong finish. — 11 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