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19 Rene Gabriel
01: Extrem dichte Violett-Purpurfarbe, schwarze Reflexe darin. Traumhaftes, klassisches Pauillac-Bouquet, Brombeeren und würziges Terroir, Trüffeltouch, schwarze Edelhölzer. Fleischiger, dichter Gaumen, recht feine Tannine, wiederum eine tolle, reife Cabernet-Aromatik mit viel blauen und schwarzen Beeren, die Gerbstoffe sind im Nachklang noch sanft aufrauhend, geben dem Wein aber einen fast mächtigen Charakter. Top-Wein in der Médoc-Szene, enorm viel Lagerpotential. (18/20). 10: Geniales Bouquet, viel königliche Cabernetwürze, feine Küchenkräuternoten, Brombeeren, schwarze Johannisbeeren, Brazil-Tabak. Königlicher Gaumen, recht feine Gerbstoffe die sich zu einer ausgeglichenen Adstringenz formen, zeigt noch viel Zukunft und gehört locker zu den allerbesten Bordeauxwerten in dieser Preislage. Ein baroker Pauillac! (19/20). 12: Bei einem Diner mit Luzerner Freunden auf dem Weingut. Dicht, verlangend, noch deutlich adstringierend. Man könnte zwar eventuell jetzt beginnen - aber dann verpasst man mindestens die Hälfte von später… trinken (2012 - 2028)
19 Rene Gabriel
01: Extrem dichte Violett-Purpurfarbe, schwarze Reflexe darin. Traumhaftes, klassisches Pauillac-Bouquet, Brombeeren und würziges Terroir, Trüffeltouch, schwarze Edelhölzer. Fleischiger, dichter Gaumen, recht feine Tannine, wiederum eine tolle, reife Cabernet-Aromatik mit viel blauen und schwarzen Beeren, die Gerbstoffe sind im Nachklang noch sanft aufrauhend, geben dem Wein aber einen fast mächtigen Charakter. Top-Wein in der Médoc-Szene, enorm viel Lagerpotential. (18/20). 10: Geniales Bouquet, viel königliche Cabernetwürze, feine Küchenkräuternoten, Brombeeren, schwarze Johannisbeeren, Brazil-Tabak. Königlicher Gaumen, recht feine Gerbstoffe die sich zu einer ausgeglichenen Adstringenz formen, zeigt noch viel Zukunft und gehört locker zu den allerbesten Bordeauxwerten in dieser Preislage. Ein baroker Pauillac! (19/20). 12: Bei einem Diner mit Luzerner Freunden auf dem Weingut. Dicht, verlangend, noch deutlich adstringierend. Man könnte zwar eventuell jetzt beginnen - aber dann verpasst man mindestens die Hälfte von später… trinken (2012 - 2028)
94 Robert Parker
Upgraded in score over my original rating, which was several points lower, Alfred Tesseron has done a remarkable job since 1994 with Pontet-Canet, which has been hitting first-growth levels since 2003. But the 2000 also shows exceptionally well. In need of another decade of cellaring, this dense purple wine has a classic nose of incense, charcoal, creme de cassis, and subtle new oak. Full-bodied, powerful, still very tannic, and shockingly backward, this is a big, rich wine that has put on weight and seems to need more time than I originally predicted. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2035+.
94 James Suckling
I drank this fabulous 2000 Pontet-Canet in Hong Kong last summer at home with family. It was a wonderfully complex wine that was really starting to show its best. On the nose it displayed tar and currants with hints of dried fruits and berries. It was full-bodied yet so refined and delicious at the same time.
93 Wine Spectator
Extremely pretty aromas of mineral, blackberry and raspberry. Full-bodied, with well-integrated tannins and a medium finish. Well-crafted red. The best Pontet-Canet ever. Best after 2010. 2,330 cases made. –JS
93 Wine Spectator
Extremely pretty aromas of mineral, blackberry and raspberry. Full-bodied, with well-integrated tannins and a medium finish. Well-crafted red. The best Pontet-Canet ever. Best after 2010. 2,330 cases made. –JS
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92 Robert Parker
Tasted at the Pontet-Canet vertical, the 2000 Château Pontet-Canet is perhaps where things start getting interesting, as Alfred Tesseron's top-to-toe reconfiguration of the vineyard and vinification began to impact and ameliorate the wine. It has a lovely bouquet of blackberry and briary fruit, hints of black truffle developing, later damp earth. There is an intensity here, if not the complexity of the best millennial Pauillacs. The palate is medium-bodied with a mixture of red and black fruit, cedar and sous-bois percolating up through and rendering it a "serious" Pontet-Canet in keeping with the vintage. There is a subtle and yet insistent grip on the finish. It has always been a tannic wine, but these are now softening, albeit at a slower pace than some might like. Therefore, I might be inclined to hold on to bottles for another 3-4 years. Tasted February 2016.
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Château Pontet Canet
The legendary Médoc estate, Château Pontet-Canet has been under the ownership of the Tesseron family for over four decades. However, its history dates back to the early 18th century, when royal governor of the Médoc, Jean-François de Pontet put together several vineyard plots in Pauillac. Just about a century later, the Universal Exhibition of 1855 confirmed the château’s elite status with a Fifth Growth rank. With 81-hectares of vineyards planted on the best gravel soils of the appellation, Pontet-Canet was one of the first Bordeaux estates to be both Certified Organic and Biodynamic starting with their 2010 vintage. Over the past forty years, in the interest of quality, to better reflect the unique terroir of their wines, the family has made several renovations to the estate, including technical innovations in the winemaking department. Today, the winery is run by Alfred Tesseron and produces quintessential Pauillac wines. They are big, powerful and dense reds with supple, well-rounded tannins that are complimented with intense fragrances of cassis and cedar. Both with spectacular ageing potentials, the estate’s second wine, Hauts de Pontet and the impressive Grand Vin, Pontet-Canet are impeccably made.