Triomphe Restaurant in NYC Tasted Thursday, May 10, 2007 by MRichman with 1,296 views
What an interesting night! We got to taste many vintages of Pontet Canet while discussing the history and wines of the Chateau with the owner and winemaker.
Blood, Iron, Iodine. A bit stiff. Nice Stuffing. Got better as it sat.B
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Warm with some bright acidity. Well matured with some band aid. A bit flat in the middle. Tar and dark notes.B
Full bodied, big & strong. Lots of licorice. Some tannic structure. Tobacco.B+
A bit lighter, hint of sweetness & flowers. Hard stiff backbone. Lingering tannins.B
Some tannic structure. Dark profile. Not yet ready, but good now. A bit lighter than the 96.B+
Very nice. Strong, punchy, sweet core. Dark notes. Tobacco. Seemed like the consensus wine of the night.A-
Hard, stiff. Nice dark fruit with a clipped finish. Slightly off flavors. A bit unfocussed.B-
Sweet, but thin and acidic B-/C+
Sweet, round with some tannins. RichB+
Powerful and dense with dark tannis. Young but promising.B++
Hard and closed. Hold.
2002 Pontet CanetClosed, acidic with a hint of sweet clove. Not ready.
Somewhat sweet punchy core. Closing down. Broad with some dark notes.
Hard, a bit thin. Some dark notes.
Sweet burnt carmel. Maturing but not quite there. Powerful, dense. Extremely long. Needs to age. Like a tightened spring. Wonderful.A
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1986 Château Pontet-Canet
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Blood, Iron, Iodine. A bit stiff. Nice Stuffing. Got better as it sat.
B
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1988 Château Pontet-Canet
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Warm with some bright acidity. Well matured with some band aid. A bit flat in the middle. Tar and dark notes.
B
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1989 Château Pontet-Canet
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Full bodied, big & strong. Lots of licorice. Some tannic structure. Tobacco.
B+
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1994 Château Pontet-Canet
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
A bit lighter, hint of sweetness & flowers. Hard stiff backbone. Lingering tannins.
B
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1995 Château Pontet-Canet
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Some tannic structure. Dark profile. Not yet ready, but good now. A bit lighter than the 96.
B+
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1996 Château Pontet-Canet
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Very nice. Strong, punchy, sweet core. Dark notes. Tobacco. Seemed like the consensus wine of the night.
A-
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1997 Château Pontet-Canet
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Hard, stiff. Nice dark fruit with a clipped finish. Slightly off flavors. A bit unfocussed.
B-
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1998 Château Pontet-Canet
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Sweet, but thin and acidic
B-/C+
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1999 Château Pontet-Canet
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Sweet, round with some tannins. Rich
B+
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2000 Château Pontet-Canet
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Powerful and dense with dark tannis. Young but promising.
B++
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2001 Château Pontet-Canet
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Hard and closed. Hold.
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2002 Château Pontet-Canet
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
2002 Pontet Canet
Closed, acidic with a hint of sweet clove. Not ready.
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2003 Château Pontet-Canet
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Somewhat sweet punchy core. Closing down. Broad with some dark notes.
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2004 Château Pontet-Canet
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Hard, a bit thin. Some dark notes.
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1995 Château d'Yquem
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Sweet burnt carmel. Maturing but not quite there. Powerful, dense. Extremely long. Needs to age. Like a tightened spring. Wonderful.
A
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