Château Pontet-Fumet - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2022

Guide Hachette des vins

About the wine:

With its approachable and flavorful character, this wine is very enjoyable, featuring notes of ripe red fruit and young but well-integrated tannins. Full-bodied, well-balanced, and with good aging potential: everything one would expect from a fine Saint-Émilion. 2028–2035

Wine Spectator

Wine Enthusiast

James Suckling

Concours Lyon

Vert de Vin

About the wine:

The wine has a ruby color of medium intensity. The nose is precise and fruity, with roasted and smoky notes coming through first (toast, bitter cocoa, coffee). It then reveals notes of sweet spices (nutmeg, white pepper, licorice, and a hint of vanilla in the background), combined with notes of juicy morello cherry, crushed strawberry, black plum, and red plum, with a hint of dried mint and iris in the background. The palate is warm, with a slightly tight attack due to the firm tannic structure. The flavors are precise, chocolatey, and fruity: notably, there are hints of morello cherry, blackberry, black plum, crushed blackcurrant, and red plum, combined with notes of bitter cocoa, coffee, toast, licorice, and nutmeg. The finish reveals firm, slightly grainy tannins, but they are enveloped in concentrated fruit and mouth-watering acidity. Good length with a pleasant bitterness and notes of black plum and chocolate.