Chateau La Pointe Pomerol Bordeaux Wine

Chateau La Pointe, Pomerol Bordeaux wine producer profile, with wine tasting notes, wine ratings, a history of the property, information on wine making and terroir, along with wine tasting reviews. If you want to read about other important, Bordeaux Chateaux: Links to all Bordeaux Wine Producer Profiles

The formation of Chateau La Pointe dates all the way back to the 19^th century. Pomerol is the smallest appellation in Bordeaux.  Perforce, most of the estates are understandably small. That is not the case with La Pointe, which is the second largest property in Pomerol with 21 hectares. Only Chateau Nenin is larger.

The modern history of the estate starts when the property was purchased by the d’Arfeuille family in 1941. Following their ownership, the estate was sold to a French insurance company Generali France in 2007. One of the first decisions the new owners made was to hire Hubert de Bouard, the consultant and owner of Chateau Angelus in St. Emilion, to help manage the estate. Under de Bouard’s direction, massive amounts of money were spent to improve the wines and wine making facilities. The main improve the estate made was to add enough temperature controlled stainless steel vats to allow for vinification on a parcel by parcel basis.

The 22 hectare Bordeaux wine vineyard consists of gravel, sand and clay soils. The vineyards are planted to 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, with vines that are on average 35 years of age. The estate produces close to 10,000 cases of Bordeaux wine per year.

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