Chateau Pontet-Canet - 2008 - Pontet-Canet - 750 ml.

Chateau Pontet-Canet - 2008 - Pontet-Canet - 750 ml.

SKU: A7358

Varietal Icon Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Country Icon France
Region Icon Bordeaux
96 RP
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DESCRIPTION

Château Pontet-Canet is a wine estate located in the Pauillac region and ranked a fifth growth in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification. The Tesseron family of Cognac fame has owned it since 1975, and under the family's control, quality has risen dramatically, along with auction prices and popularity. Pontet-Canet is Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant, and is full-bodied with a classic tannic structure, providing the potential for long-term cellaring.

Wine at a glance

Country Icon France
Region Icon Bordeaux
Size Icon 750 ml.
Varietal Icon Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Winery Icon Chateau Pontet-Canet
Type Icon Cult, Red
Vintage Icon 2008

Expert Notes

Robert Parker: 96

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!

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