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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.1 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 19 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by J_H on 8/5/2023 & rated 93 points: - Beautiful present and ripe nose, still has plenty of fruit. Strong cabernet spice, cigar box, sous bois and barbecue. All very subtle and delicate.
- Not so complex on the palate, everything is a bit slimmer but has a nice "drinking flow" (which means fun). The acidity is very present, but still has amazing grip. Length is definitely there. A little lacking in complexity and sexiness on the palate. Should be drunk now.
- 93 points. (357 views) | | | Tasted by winemanintheden on 3/10/2023 & rated 88 points: My first experience with a 40+ year old vintage. In fact the oldest wine I’ve tasted to date. The cork had already fallen into the bottle. Perhaps due to storage. But not disintegrated. So I was expecting Pontet-Canet-Vinaigre-Rouge. Thankfully that wasn’t the case. Pop and poured. I’m writing this note while drinking. Here goes. Light brick red colour. Nose was of truffles, mushrooms, iodine, soapy, sea salt. Oak is completely integrated. Lots of earth and minerality. No need to decant. On the palette, very light with faint dried fruit. It’s way past it’s prime and on its last legs. In fact it’s an elderly chap. Strangely I still get some grippy tannins. The finish is medium and offers more mild tones of medium dried fruit. Quite muted but pleasant. Has some oxidation but that didn’t destroy the bottle. The nose is the best part. It’s a wine that would have been nice 5-7 years ago. But very grateful to taste something this old. From a half bottle bought a decade ago in Paris. (783 views) | | | Tasted by jhbrower1 on 5/20/2022 & rated 91 points: Tasted blind without decanting. On the nose, guessed Cabernet Franc, but seeing the bottle shape figured Bordeaux. Pyrazines, dark fruit, remarkably fresh and vibrant for its age (guessed 90s). Superb acidity, just a hint of tertiary notes, remarkable all things considered. With air, more tobacco and darker, plummier fruit. Really delicious & incredibly vibrant for its age. Described by a colleague (who also guessed Bordeaux) as "crushable." (1170 views) | | | Tasted by Pelew on 3/22/2021 & rated 90 points: Nice substance, red cherries, plum, a bit sweetish, no noise, clean finish (2086 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 7/18/2020: Only oak, toast, cedar nose note. Did not get any fruits nose. Without decanting, drank straight from bottle. High acidity, low tannin. Garnet. Feel it’s out of condition. (2380 views) | | | Tasted by DrZett on 2/4/2020 flawed bottle: Unfortunately some slightly cork notes - therefore no notes. (2341 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 2/4/2020 flawed bottle: Korked (2697 views) | | | Tasted by ParisWino on 11/14/2019 flawed bottle: Corked, unfortunately, as the underlying materials seemed promising. Like Wine_Lvr, I also noted the dark color of the wine. Two bottles left, hopefully with better luck. (2084 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 10/5/2018 & rated 88 points: The legs are slow. There is moderate sediment in the bottle. The body is light. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes short. The wine has medium acidity. (2199 views) | | | Tasted by AV2012 on 10/10/2016 & rated 90 points: Nicely restrained, classy, red fruits, cedar, pepper, white pepper. (1596 views) | | | Tasted by Wine_lvr on 11/21/2015 flawed bottle: Heavily corkd. The dark color of the wine was surprising. (4111 views) | | | Tasted by pavel_p on 8/1/2015 & rated 89 points: Much Better than previous bottle. Cork 3/4 soaked, very good bottom neck fill. Still a healthy garnet with very slight browning towards the rim. Sous bois and a very slight corked note on the nose, still good fruit on the palate, tannins resolved, short to medium finish. Very little sediment in the bottle (4709 views) | | | Tasted by Cpo on 4/17/2015 & rated 85 points: way over the peak (4364 views) | | | Tasted by pavel_p on 10/13/2014 flawed bottle: Top shoulder fill. Soaked cork with an almost black top. Then however a nice transparent garnet with only little browning. Intense smell of forest floor on the nose, an awkward, musty palate with forest floor and some medicinal notes, still fine to medium tannins. On the palate, seems a bit corked too... Pretty bad bottle - perhaps 80-82. (5148 views) | | | Tasted by Strikermax on 7/21/2013: Morsdood. (5145 views) | | | Tasted by Poggio Al vento on 8/6/2012 & rated 92 points: This bottle was quite a gamble but it turned out to be a really good one:-) The nose was intense and strong right out of the bottle and tones of barnyard, stables and leather was so intense that the fruit was almost not showing but with some glass-time the dark fruits started to show just a bit and this was brilliant with the previous tones together. The palet was still totally tight and balanced showing a well kept wine and the finish was smooth and elegant and a hint of smoked meat came through also that I quite enjoyed:-) (4305 views) |
| Château Pontet-Canet Producer website – Read more about Chateau Pontet CanetRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.Pauillac Read more detailed information about Pauillac Looking full onto the river from the earliest days, with an important port activity, traces of which go back to ancient times (shipment of bronze as long ago as 2000 B.C.), Pauillac's life has always been intimately linked to the history of wine. Although port activities were at the root of its prosperity, Pauillac had to wait until the eighteenth century when Bordeaux ceased to hold its privileged position to become a wine port. The town then became the natural outlet for the wine production of neighbouring cantons before reaching its zenith in a period when the vineyards were exceptionally prosperous.
The characteristic of the Pauillac terroir is its exceptional relief: the many undulating ridges make it unique morphologically speaking. Highly favourable conditions facilitate the dissection of the layer of gravel. This thin, Garonne gravel from whose very poverty springs great richness, has an extremely effective natural drainage.
With their velvet red colour with a hint of amber, the wines from the Pauillac appellation, full-bodied and rich in tannin, are vigorous. Powerful when young, their aromas of red fruits (black-currant, raspberry) or flowers (violets, roses, irises) melt with the passing of time into a bouquet which is long in the mouth.
Rich and complex, the wines of Pauillac deserve to be laid down for a little longer.
Production conditions (Decree dated November 14, 1936)
In order to have the right to the Pauillac appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Pauillac and from precisely defined parcels in the communes of Cissac, Saint-Julien, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Sauveur, "excluding the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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