| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Bordeaux > Right Bank > St Emilion |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
Hold onto your hats with this 2015 Château Pontet Labrie as it’s an incredible Saint Emilion that does everything right! Based on 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc that was brought up in plenty of new oak, this rocking wine offers up a huge nose of sweet cassis, blueberries, graphite, and flowers, with just a touch of chocolatey oak showing in the background. Deep, full-bodied, incredibly sexy yet also incredibly elegant, it opens up beautifully with time in the glass and has a purity of fruit as well as balance that makes it almost irresistible today. Nevertheless, it’s going to keep for two decades or more in cool cellars. Hat’s off to Jonathan Maltus for this awesome first release.
Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Pontet Labrie has a gregarious nose of fresh blackcurrants, red and black plums and wild blueberries with hints of tapenade, Marmite toast and wood smoke. Big, concentrated, muscular and full in the mouth with ripe, firm, grainy tannins and oodles of freshness, it finishes on a mineral note.
