Château Pontac Monplaisir

Pessac-Léognan

2013 Château Pontac Monplaisir blanc

SEP 15 Pale lemon yellow. Bit more shut, grapefruits, lemons, some minerals and honey, richer nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, grapefruits, minerals, some vanilla, fruity, almost candied lemons, good length. 89

2013 Château Pontac Monplaisir Cuvée PM blanc

SEP 15 2500 bottles made. Towards lemon yellow. Honey, some vanilla, beeswax note, spices, lychee, apricots and ripe grapefruits nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, fresh, intense, juicy, lemons and grapefruits palate, minerals and vanilla, long finish. 92

2012 Château Pontac Monplaisir

SEP 15 Ruby. Scented, cassis, some blueberries, minerals nose. Quite classic and lovely. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, leaner, fairly focused, somewhat rustic texture with fruit to back it, give it an hour in decanter or wait a few years. 88

2012 Château Pontac Monplaisir

APR 13 Deep ruby. Rich, mature and overripe nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe and sweet palate. 82-84

2012 Château Pontac Monplaisir blanc

SEP 15 Pale lemon yellow. Peach, apples, some grapefruits, vanilla and apricots nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, fresh, quite elegant in its riper somewhat exotic style, good length. 89

2012 Château Pontac Monplaisir

APR 13 Pale lemon yellow. Grapefruit and apples nose. Freshish acidity, easy and simple. 81-83

2011 Château Pontac Monplaisir blanc

SEP 15 Pale lemon yellow. Minerals, apples, some vanilla, heavier grapefruits nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, apples, grapefruits, minerals, lemons finish, long. 90