Chateau Pontet Canet, Pauillac, Grand cru classé Medoc 0,75ltr.
98/100 Points Robert Parkers wine advocate
One of the best vintages ever!
Pontet-Canet has a sultry richness, is creamy and fruity with an unprecedented purity and vitality. A monumental wine with a brilliant palate that almost takes your breath away. The wine has a ripe blackcurrant aroma, is deep red in color with beautifully integrated soft tannins. A grand seigneur who has long since transcended his status as 5th cru.
“The blend of the 2016 Pontet-Canet is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Around 55% of the wine was aged in new French oak barrels, 15% in two-year-old barrels and 35% in cement amphorae for 16 months. Deep garnet-purple colored, it opens with opulent scents of plum preserves, spice cake, hoisin and crème de cassis with fragrant wafts of potpourri, wood smoke and rose hip tea. Medium to full-bodied, rich and decadent, with loads of spicy layers, it has a firm, velvety texture with great freshness and incredible depth, finishing very long and on a compelling mineral note.” – Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
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