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  • Country ranking ?

    1 427
  • Producer ranking ?

    31
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2035
  • Food Pairing

    Traditional Irish Stew

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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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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Medium

ending

Medium and Gentle

nose

Youthful, Fresh and Refined

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Balanced, Youthful, Medium-bodied, Elegant and Toasty

Verdict

Well-rounded and Mediocre

Written Notes

Consistent notes. Impressive, very aromatic and sappy wine, lot of ripe blackcurrants and blackberries here, splendid structure and length on the palate. Velvety. Great balance and rich on nuances. Excellent stuff.

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Origin

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Value For Money

Satisfactory

Investment potential

No Potential

Fake factory

None

Glass time

2h
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