{"product_id":"chateau-la-pointe-1983","title":"Chateau La Pointe Pomerol 1983 AOC 0,75l","description":"\u003cp\u003eLa Pointe is one of the larger estates in Pomerol, which is not saying a great deal in an appellation of small holdings: around twenty-two hectares on the western side, close to Libourne, where the plateau's gravel gives way to sand. The d'Arfeuille family ran it for most of the twentieth century and made a soft, early-drinking style of Pomerol that never asked for patience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1983 was warm on the Right Bank and Merlot ripened without difficulty. Wines like this one were built to be enjoyed within a decade, so a bottle still standing after forty-three years is a survivor rather than a wine at its peak. Expect a pale, brick-edged colour and a gentle, earthy character if it is opened at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich is the honest way to sell an old Pomerol at this level. The year is the gift, the label is the proof, and whatever the glass gives back is a bonus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Château La Pointe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1983\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pomerol AOC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 75cl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bordeaux, France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere it is likely to be now.\u003c\/strong\u003e La Pointe was made to be drunk young, so at forty-three years the wine is a survivor rather than a performer, and it is offered as a collectible bottle without a drinkability guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho it suits.\u003c\/strong\u003e A straightforward way to mark forty-three years — a birthday, a marriage, a career begun in 1983 — with a real Pomerol rather than a token one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition.\u003c\/strong\u003e The label is very slightly damaged, a small nick or crease rather than anything serious, and the fill is high, at the very top of the shoulder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bought to order from a professional European merchant. We check fill, label and capsule when the bottle reaches us and photograph it before it ships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelivered in 7 to 10 working days, tracked. Transit cover can be added at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSold as a collectible item, as seen. No guarantee is given on drinkability.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!--anno-tpl-3--\u003e","brand":"Château La Pointe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58378871603544,"sku":"ANNO-005944","price":89.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/6505\/6856\/files\/chateau-la-pointe-1983_b5639069-6c59-4509-9bca-93de1d9925d1.jpg?v=1790767936","url":"https:\/\/anno.wine\/products\/chateau-la-pointe-1983","provider":"ANNO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}