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  • Country ranking ?

    1 319
  • Producer ranking ?

    26
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    now to 2035
  • Food Pairing

    Slow-roast shoulder of lamb

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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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Tasting note

ending

Medium, Gentle and Lingering

nose

Intense, Fresh and Opulent

taste

Average in Acidity, Good texture, Developing, Modest and Harmonious

Verdict

Well-rounded and Good everyday wine

Written Notes

Ruby. Anise, blackberries and spices, cassis, dark fruits and some vanilla notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, liquorice, anise, spices, dark fruits, long finish. 94

  • 94p

More intense and powerful than 2006, better complexity, deeper and longer, strong structure, sophisticated and with stunning length. Excellent stuff. Again a great, stylish and classy Pauillac/Bordeaux wine.

  • 95p
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Origin

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Average

Value For Money

Satisfactory

Investment potential

No Potential

Fake factory

None

Glass time

2h
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