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Domaine Pont de Guestres 2012

Lalande-de-Pomerol|Red wine

2.8/5 (5 customers)

2*Coup de Coeur

Hachette

“Made from 100% Merlot, aged for eight months in tanks and twelve months in barrels, the estate’s 2012 vintage has won over critics: its deep color, flecked with youthful purple hues, bodes well, as does its bouquet, which blends floral notes with very ripe black berries. Its warm character is balanced by good acidity and silky tannins. A complete wine, already elegant and suitable for aging.” (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2016)

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Estate

Domaine Pont de Guestres

Vintage

2012

Designation

Lalande-de-Pomerol

Region

Bordeaux

Grape Varieties

100% Merlot

Regions

sandy-clay-loamy gravel soils

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous. Vines with grass cover

Grape Harvest

at peak ripeness

Winemaking

separated according to the origin of the plots and the age of the vines. Fermentation at temperatures between 15°C and 30°C. Maceration with the grape skins submerged for 15 to 30 days.

Livestock farming

18 months, including 12 months in French oak barrels, 40% to 100% of which are new, depending on the vintage

Alcohol content

14,5%

Eye

dress with purple highlights

Nose

on ripe black fruit

Palate

a balance between acidity, silky tannins, and warmth.

Serve

at 16-18°C

Drink from

2016

Drink before

2025

Production

8,000–10,000 bottles

Food and wine pairings

Serve with a piece of grilled or roasted beef, with or without sauce, game meat, oven-baked Camembert, ...

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Guide Hachette des vins

Wine noted (guide 2016) 2* Favorite (Remarkable wine)

Rated estate (2016 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)

About the wine:

No chateau name appears on the label of this great wine—a truly great wine—but rather the name of a small bridge spanning the Barbanne, a stream that marks the boundary between the major appellations of the Libournais region, almost directly across from Saint-Aignan, the village in the Fronsadais where this estate is based. Made from 100% Merlot, aged eight months in tanks and twelve in barrels, the estate’s 2012 vintage has won over the critics: its deep color, flecked with youthful violet hues, bodes well, as does its bouquet blending floral notes with very ripe black berries. Its warm character is balanced by good acidity and silky tannins. A complete wine, already elegant and suitable for aging.

About the estate:

Originally from the Fronsac region, these producers have expanded their vineyards to the other side of the Isle River, within the Lalande appellation. Rémy Rousselot, who took over the family estate in 1986, cultivates 21 hectares and offers four wines: Château Vray Hauchat, Les Roches de Ferrand (Fronsac), Pont de Guestres, and Au Pont de Guîtres (Lalande).

Customer rating

2.8/5

based on 5 reviews