1995 Château Pontet-Canet
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Sunday, August 27, 2023 - 30 minute slow ox then enjoyed over the next 6+ hours til it faded at the last glass.
Medium garnet in the glass, not much bricking yet. Nose of a funky barnyard but it cleared after about 45 minutes or 10 minutes after pouring into our glasses when it displayed forest floor, mushrooms and a sweet balsamic vinegar note. Palate reflects plummy fruit, slightly stewed the first 2 hours but by hour 4 this stewed component disappears. The tannins were a bit out of balance early on but again by 4 hours they smoothed out and came into balance with the rest of the wine, too. Graphite arrived on the nose then, the fruit remains fairly strong and some old leather shows up, too. This played out very well through the night between a 93-94 for me. Very happy with this bottle after picking it up at auction about 18 months ago and not knowing how it was stored all those years before.
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