2015 Château Pontet-Canet
Community Tasting Note
Motz wrote:
Sunday, November 25, 2018 - Tasted on back-to-back days from Coravin, alongside several high quality Bordeaux and Burgundy. This stood out!
Unlike the same vintage Domaine de Chevalier, and a few other wines, it showed beautifully from the outset, the Coravin did not detract from its aromatics. The wine features a suave regality, leaning more toward Queen than King, especially by Pauillac standards. In this way, it evokes memories of Latour.
Captivating amalgam of red and purple berries, fresh, light, and deceptively powerful. In particular, the medium plus to high acid and intriguing loess-like tannins at once frame the wine beautifully and attest to its longevity, probably three decades or more. The wine also features enthralling, inflection changing textures, that put the mind to Burgundy.
My second favorite vintage of Pontet-Canet, after the 2010, and yet, I think this wine is prettier. Learning to enjoy Burgundy, courtesy of my good friend ES, makes me appreciate this wine all the more. Get Some! 96-98.
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Comment posted by vintage1949:
5/20/2019 6:52:00 AM - Thanks for posting such a detailed TN. Will try a bottle in the near future will a long decant. The 2016 is supposed to be just as good or even better. That creates a conflict. Do I buy more 2015 before I jump into the 2016. Hmmm...futures are out there for the 16-what to do-what to do. Dave
Comment posted by Motz:
5/22/2019 9:22:00 PM - So far, with a small data sample, I have found the 2016 wines overstated. Some remarkably so.
Comment posted by vintage1949:
5/23/2019 1:53:00 AM - Wow-that sure gives me reason to pause! Dave