1955 Chateau La Pointe

[Alex Bridgeman]

Deep brick-red in colour, almost opaque. Deep on the nose, rich and attractive but full of slightly dirty black cherry fruit. This has a lovely texture on the palate, smooth but then a wave of green tannins swamps the palate. Modest fruit and green tannins combine to give a flavour profile that is out of balance and distracting. The fruit does eventually win through but it requires much patience. The aftertaste is dominated by the tannins, then a big finish that lasts several minutes. This is enjoyable, mature claret. 88/100. Drunk 15-Apr-15.

[jdaw1]

On Wednesday 15th April 2015 Wolfgang, Alex, Tom, Enrico, Maggie, my father and I met for some old claret at Otto’s, 182 Gray’s Inn Road WC1X 8EW.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1961 Château Belloy;
• 1947 Château la Dominique;
• 1967 Château la Dominique;
• 1943 Château Gachon;
• 1959 Château Lafon-Rochet;
• 1955 Château La Pointe;
• 1970 Château La Pointe;
• 1995 Château La Pointe;
• 1920 Sandeman;
• 1935 Sandeman;
• Stickies and TN pages.

[jdaw1]

1955 Château La Pointe: nose full of cherry. Palate also rich cherry, great size and structure. Despite the weak ending, lovely.