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Wine Description
The Story
Chateau Pontac-Lynch is a red wine from the Margaux appelation produced from 40% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot grapes. The grapes are harvested by hand and the fermentation takes place in concrete tanks by grape variety. The finished wine is aged one year in oak barrels, half on new and half on one year old barrels.
The grapes for the cru bourgeois Château Pontac Lynch were harvested manually, with a selective sorting at the winery in order to obtain wines of great elegance. Fermentation took place in temperature-controlled concrete tanks and the wine was aged in 40% new French oak barrels for 12 months.
Vintage 2002
BORDEAUX: 2002 A wonderful vintage of pure, rich, elegant reds and soft, rounded whites.
An early start to flowering was followed by a variable summer with a bit of everything, from cold to hot to hot and back again. A long period of dry weather was beginning to be a problem when the rain of early September arrived, replenishing the vines. When the wind turned to the north, the grapes were dried and the harvest could begin on September 16 under a clear blue sky. 2002 is rightly a popular vintage among Burgundy aficionados. What's not to love about the pure fine fruits of the forest and the strawberry aromas in the best red wines and the fresh mineral tones of great whites? Wines to enjoy or keep for another ten years or more.