Chateau au Pont de Guitres Lalande de Pomerol 2020 - Bordeaux, France

91/100 Wine Enthusiast (2018 vintage)

1 Star - Le Guide Hachette des Vins

Silver - Challenge International du Vin
Gold - Challenge International du Vin (2019 vintage)
Gold - Concours de Bordeaux Vins d'Aquitaine
Gold - Challenge International du Vin (2018 vintage)

Wine Enthusiast "This generous, powerful wine is packed with great fruit. Jammy Merlot with swathes of blackberry flavors is structured with tannins. With its licorice touches at the end and dark tannins, the wine needs time." (2018 vintage)

Winemaker "Garnet in colour Château Pont de Guîtres Lalande de Pomerol offers a wonderful aromatic nose full of vibrant red and black fruity notes, underpinned by a hint of spice. Silky and beautifully balanced on the palate with concentrated fruit flavours leading to a long, appealing finish."

Château au Pont de Guitres, situated on the highest limestone plateau of Lalande de Pomerol, is part of Vignobles Rousselot, a family-run estate producing Fronsac and Lalande de Pomerol. The Chateau comprises four hectares with 80% Merlot et 20% Cabernet Franc plantings. Over the years, the estate has been handed down from generation to generation, increasing in size, modernizing wine-making techniques and following sustainable practices. Each plot is vinified separately according to soil, yield, vine age and grape variety. Once picked, the grapes are sorted mechanically and by hand to ensure a rigorous selection and are transferred to temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. The wine then spends 12 months in French oak barrels (two to four years). Château Pont de Guîtres offers a very aromatic nose full of vibrant red and black berry notes, underpinned by a hint of spice. Silky and beautifully balanced on the palate with concentrated fruit flavours leading to a long, appealing finish.

Located on the best terroirs of the Lalande-de-Pomerol appellation, the plots are situated on sandy gravelly clay soils, which produce wines with good ageing potential. The vines, which have an average age of 15 years, are planted at a density of 5,500 vines per hectare and yield 48 hectolitres per hectare. They are pruned according to traditional Bordeaux methods. The vineyard is cultivated according to la lutte raisonnée, which promotes sustainable agricultural methods and reduces the amount of chemicals, in order to respect the land and its environment. Harvesting takes place when the grapes have reached optimal maturity.