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    1 201
  • Producer ranking ?

    21
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    now to 2035
  • Food Pairing

    Beef

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The Story

Pontet-Canet has always been a legendary Médoc. It is deep ruby-red, crimson, and sometimes almost black colour and has a characteristic bouquet of black fruit (especially blackcurrant), liquorice, and prune as well as fig, cedar, and sometimes cocoa overtones. Pontet-Canet combines power and elegance, as well as concentration and fullness on the palate. Rather sinewy in style, Pontet-Canet is clearly a classical wine with a tannic structure t...

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Wine Information

After a halfhearted early summer, which was followed by a particularly hot and dry August, allowed us, once more, to confirm the age-old proverb; “That the must is made in August”. The dry weather which continued until the 10th of October, allowed us to achieve grapes of an exceptional level of maturity.

 

Harvest : 21st of September to 10th of October 
Alcohol by vol : 13°
Grape varieties : 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 4% Caber...

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Vintage 2000

BORDEAUX 2000 – A  DREAM VINTAGE

Weather conditions / Vintage 2000 has from the very start been proclaimed as one of the best vintages of modern times. In spring 2003, I've had many opportunities to find out, if we really have a true dream vintage in our hands.

During harvest 2000, while doing "personal inspection" in the vineyards, I noticed that something extraordinary big was on its way. Grapes looked extremely healthy.

While sorti...

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(Magnum) Ruby, paprika, cassis, lovely nose, way more youthful than in regular bottle. Fresh acidity, ripe and elegant tannins, long length. 93

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Pontet-Canet 2000 Open though youthful nose, very dark with leather, cassis, plums, oak, spice notes, Tahiti vanilla and warm gravel. Full bodied and concentrated with dark flavor profile of cassis, blueberries and plums, leather, graphite, pencil shavings and vanilla. Long finish with moderate acidity and small but persistent tannins. Ends on a leathery note. Quite heavy but still young and needs time and plenty of time in the decanter today. Will probably evolve into something more than it is today. Drink 2015-2030 92p.
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Origin

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Outstanding

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

No Potential

Fake factory

None

Glass time

2h

Drinking temperature

16
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