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| | Vintage | 2004 |  Label 1 of 699 
 | | Type | Red | | Producer | Château Pontet-Canet (web) | | Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | | Designation | n/a | | Vineyard | n/a | | Country | France | | Region | Bordeaux | | SubRegion | Médoc | | Appellation | Pauillac | | UPC Code(s) | 031259018164, 071570019518, 087000341999, 087752011317, 3258691250892, 3284395007166, 3328150018490, 3364420028455, 3419466144215, 3460270024552, 349089448779, 3700266205061, 3700356804808, 3700446508128, 3700446511128, 400000979496, 4997678592127, 5050713094730, 649944051282, 714153131626, 715700195184, 858666003206 |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.8 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 895 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by NickA on 4/15/2024 & rated 92 points: Another 2004 horizontal (Hawksmoor Guildhall): Same bottle as SimonG, rather than the other notes from this day. Rather brightly-fruited nose, with some graphite coming through. Fresh, elegant and juicily red-fruited on the palate, with a herbal side and a touch of espresso. A compelling wine, and much improved from a bottle I had five years ago. To our surprise, everyone preferred this to the Baron. (1346 views) | | | Tasted by Paul D on 4/15/2024 & rated 92 points: Jonathan’s 2004 Bordeaux (Hawksmoor, Guildhall, London): This had a lovely classic claret nose with dark fruit and smoky mineral notes. Medium/full bodied, mouth-filling dark fruits on entry, fine tannins, fresh acids, harmonious and long with some savoury meaty notes coming through on the finish. Lovely. (1782 views) | | | Tasted by oenanthe on 4/15/2024 & rated 91 points: Bordeaux 2004 20 years on Part 2 (Hawksmoor Guildhall): Lovely cassis fruit here, plus smoked meat, cedar and pencil lead, this is nicely balanced and quite classical, albeit perhaps less immediately dusty old school desk Pauillac than I was expecting. It's a bit more alive and vibrant than this, youth still on its side. Good bottle, solid and enjoyable, plenty of time in hand. (1702 views) | | | Tasted by Vinumming & Ahhing on 4/15/2024 & rated 92 points: Jonathan's 2004 Bordeaux Check In (Hawksmoor Guildhall, London, UK): Pungent summer greenhouse with ripe tomato leaf. Rich and smoky with hints of cinnamon syrup sone earthiness and just a hint of All Bran cereal. Really good stuff. (1461 views) | | | Tasted by SimonG on 4/15/2024 & rated 92 points: Jonathan’s/Nick’s 04 Bordeaux (Hawksmoor Guildhall, London): Beautifully dense ruby. Vibrant. More focused than the PB alongside. Good depth of cassis.cool with a hint of cedar. More restraint here. Opening nicely. A sense of tautness cf the PB. Sorry not to own any of this. **** (1356 views) | | | Tasted by Drinkslogger on 4/6/2024 & rated 93 points: Need 2 hrs decant to open. Has the structure to develop and should continue to drink well for the next 15 years. (1517 views) | | | Tasted by Eric on 3/24/2024: 2004 Bordeaux at 20 years courtesy of Mark Taylor; 3/23/2024-3/24/2024 (Atlanta, GA): Very floral, faint at first, getting toastier, super spicy, cinnamon, cedar, really sharp with nice energy. My #4 and the group #6. Incorrectly guessed as Giscours. (2318 views) | | | Tasted by Jersey Boozer on 3/19/2024 & rated 93 points: I’ve been making my way through a case of 12 and every bottle seems to get better. Lots of blackcurrant and the tannins melted in, perfect claret. Decanted 2 hours in advance, lovely with charcuterie. Don’t write off years like 2004. (2113 views) | | | Tasted by scw on 3/4/2024 & rated 94 points: will still hold on for a few years. Decanted for about an hour (2540 views) | | | Tasted by JOsgood on 2/17/2024 & rated 92 points: Drank beautifully. Decanting was the key here as there is plenty of sediment and the wine really opened up with air. Lighter in texture but plenty of complexity. Can't believe I bought this bottle for $38! (2840 views) | | | Tasted by bugdoced on 1/27/2024 & rated 90 points: needed an hour to open up
demure and went well with steak
overwhelmed by the big boy cabs served tonight (3120 views) | | | Tasted by acidqueen on 1/20/2024 & rated 93 points: Mid-red color with no sign of age. Decanted 60+ minutes which is a minimum recommendation right now. Started out lean but opened up in the glass and went well with red meat and creamed Brussels sprouts. Pretty nose of rose, black currant and earth. The tannins are soft. Black currant, raspberry, some menthol. Really lovely to drink now, with a bit of hardness at the finish which I think is more about the age than the wine. I expect this will get better with another few years, but a great drink right now too. A wine for Bordeaux classicists, which is why I bought it in the first place. This shows what a great producer can do in a weak year, as this is very good and the price is fantastic for the quality. It looks like you can buy this online for less than $100 per bottle, which seems like a steal.
By the way, talk about a proper Bordeaux bottle! This thing weighed so much that my husband thought the empty bottle was still full. Lovely thick glass. (2918 views) | | | Tasted by galewskj on 1/19/2024: Naples FL wines (Toms Naples FL condo): Slow od 5 hours at 73F in Naples FL so I suspect it was served too warm (not my choice, don't bitch to me that I screwed it up). The palate is a bit hot and the tannins are still there, not fully relaxed. Nonetheless this smells and mostly tastes like a fully resolved Bordeaux, I suspect just a bit too warm. Beef blood and Bordeaux funk are enticing. I decided not to score this because I think it was too warm, but I was around 93 for this. (2946 views) | | | Tasted by empire80 on 1/7/2024 & rated 93 points: Cedar and red fruit on the nose, the fruit veers to cassis in the mouth. Very fresh, doesn't feel 20 years old, quite structured, lovely wine that drops a point for a hint of harshness on the finish. I suspect the fruit will gently fade over time, so will aim to drink these over the next 3-5 years. (3203 views) | | | Tasted by Chrysostomus on 1/7/2024 & rated 88 points: Very disappointing bottle! Tested it at PnP and over the following 8 hours, but there has never been any improvement. The bottle had certainly no failure at all, but there were nearly no aromas to be found. The best was the nose: it showed a little bit of wet stone, lead pencil and typical aromas, but not enough of them to be honest.
On the palate there is: nothing! Just a sour bitterness that let's you think: "I don't even want to swallow that". 87-88 pts. for the typical left bank nose, the rest was just about drinkable
If some would say, that it might be a bad bottle: yes, propably bottle variation, but the bottle itself was absolutely intact. No cork, no oxidation. Just shut down completely, so this can't be judged as "corked", but it's just not more than an okayish 10 euro/dollar - wine. (2930 views) | | | Tasted by Ex-Ray on 1/6/2024 & rated 90 points: Pontet Canet is one of my favorite Bordeaux but this bottle was disappointing. I didn't get any of the usual French oak and cassis components, thought it was an older California cab. Time to drink, I think.
Ric (2800 views) | | | Tasted by mpricher on 12/31/2023 & rated 91 points: This was my first French Brdx from the cellar in a coupe of years, and I found this to go fantastic with a beef stew we made before Christmas. Low alcohol (13%) meant it was easy to drink, but plenty of berry/cherry fruit here. Not at all barnyard or earthy. A fantastic nose and only a hint of some bricking. Lovely bottle in a phase! (2376 views) | | | Tasted by VinAmante on 12/31/2023 & rated 94 points: Opened for 45 minutes, mistake, still early in its drinking window. Decanted for three hours, almost enough. Tannins still overpowering but lovely nose. Looking forward to trying in 1-2 years. (2255 views) | | | Tasted by Scottlmatthews on 12/31/2023 & rated 94 points: The last of the case. Drank at Christmas and New Year’s Eve dinner celebration with family and great friends. The time of this glorious wine has come-started to show its demise. (2307 views) | | | Tasted by BordeauxBoy on 12/24/2023 & rated 94 points: This is getting better with time as you would expect. Beautiful left bank fruit. Early in drinking window and I’d wait another 5 years to build more secondary flavors. (2029 views) | | | Tasted by sastewart on 12/23/2023 & rated 93 points: Followed for 5 hours. Cigar box and black fruit on the nose. Firm and focused with good balance of acid and tannins. Cassis, earth, tobacco and some minerality on the palate. Nice long finish. This is in a good window but no rush. 93 points today. (2062 views) | | | Tasted by Stanrocks on 12/19/2023 & rated 92 points: Same concept and event preparation, with Cabernet Sauvignon Blends ! with lesser vintage here, Pinot was from 2 warm vintages with organic/biodynamic vineyards
Here 2 lesser cooler vintages at around 20 years of age
Blackberry, charcoal, eucalypt, mint, ... earth... great nose ! elegant and integrated oak
High acidity, a bit cold, powdery tannins, upfront and larger than the Pinot ... blueberry, savoriness ... long and still young
I m afraid to open it up and have more oak ... I ll open the wine just 3 hours prior to event !
Long
92/94... maybe... I cannot say I prefer that to Pinot's but it remains in the backpalate (2511 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 12/12/2023 & rated 89 points: Austere; some blackberry; light palate and short finish. (2715 views) | | | Tasted by Arve Jøndahl on 12/10/2023: Senere etter middagen. (2522 views) | | | Tasted by prism on 12/2/2023 & rated 92 points: Opened for an hour or so; no decant. This seems nicely mature, but what complexity it may have had was overwhelmed by the highly spiced lamb barbacoa main dish prepared by our host. (IDK what WOULD have paired with such a dish, but I'm happy to report that this 2004 is going strong. One bottle left; I'll try for a more intelligent pairing next time. (2869 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Sommelier Journal, August 2009
(Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac) Overdelivering for its rank and vintage, this is a stunning wine that rivals the more highly rated 2005. It will easily keep for a decade or more, but is enormously enjoyable now, with richly concentrated cassis and cedar flavors and a supple, integrated structure. Hot Picks | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (10/13/2007)
(Château Pontet-Canet) Cassis, blueberry nose; plush cassis, plum palate with good acidity; medium finish 89 points |
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| 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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