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96 Robert Parker
2008: A candidate for the “wine of the vintage,” Pontet Canet’s 2008 boasts an opaque purple color as well as copious aromas of sweet blueberries, blackberries and black currant fruit intertwined with lead pencil shavings, subtle barbecue smoke and a hint of forest floor. Full-bodied, with fabulous richness, texture and tremendous freshness, this first-growth-like effort is more developed than the uber-powerful 2010. Give it 5-8 years of cellaring and drink it over the following three decades. Bravo!
18 Rene Gabriel
Dunkles, dichtes Granat mit violettem Schimmer. Pfeffriges Bouquet, feine Zedernnote, schwarze Beeren, heller Tabak, zeigt somit in der Nase eine gewisse St. Julien-Affinität. Eleganter, langer Gaumen. Fein gewobene Tannine die eine delikate Süsse ausstrahlen, erst im Nachklang kommen die stützenden und auch verlangenden Tannine zum Tragen, geht in Richtung Klassik und bietet Garantie für ein erstaunlich langes Leben. Es sind Parallelen zum eigenen 88er vorhanden, der fast 20 Jahre bis zu seiner ersten Genussreife brauchte. warten (2018 - 2040)
92 Wine Spectator
Quite dense, but pure and fresh, with the core of fig, damson plum and mulled cherry fruit already well-defined, and the back end of rounded loam and roasted cedar grip fully integrated. The finish is long and powerful. Best from 2013 through 2020. 22,080 cases made. –JM
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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.