2003 Château Pontet-Canet
Community Tasting Note
Jeff Leve wrote:
94 Points
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - This is really nice juice! With just 30 minutes of air, the wine softened, opened up its earthy, black cherry, cassis and cigar box charms, leaving you with a soft, silky finish.
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Comment posted by farinas:
2/3/2015 7:21:00 PM - Jeff, do you usually decant these teenage Bordeaux? Or just open the bottle and let it sit?
Comment posted by Jeff Leve:
2/3/2015 7:47:00 PM - Not really a hard and fast rule. Depends on the wine and how much time and thought I put into it. This was splash decanted and poured. As an average, if the wine is age worthy, a teen aged wine for my palate is always better with at least some air. What do you like to do?
Comment posted by farinas:
2/5/2015 5:42:00 AM - It's always a fine line for me. I find that older wines (15+ years) can run out of gas if I decant so I usually prefer a PnP. Young wines definitely need somewhat of a decant. But these middle of the road wines in their sweet spot (at least for me 8-12y) are always a gamble.