Second time in a month for the 2009, this is an enormous wine, quite tannic structure but enormous fruit to back it up and keep the wine going for decades, black fruits, blackberry, cassis, almost no secondary notes now, this is a 40-50 year wine. I suspect my son will experience the glory of a fully developed 2009 or 2010. The 2005 is glorious but I think only another 10 years before it will be really at its best.
Bought at auction, both were cooked I believe. Nose was ok, but fruit was sour and cork was totally saturated! I have a third from this purchase, we’ll see about that one…
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Opulent nose, black fruits, graphite, cedar, coconut and vanilla.
Structured palate with magnificent intensity. A 4-hour decanting was necessary to soften this noble beast. The juice is thick and velvety with a magnificent balance, thanks in particular to a fine acidity which stretches the wine to infinity. Second part of the palate is spicier with flavors of undergrowth. Great finish with a still notable tannic mass which will take a few more years to fully blend, good length on the graphite.
Excellent Pauillac, still very young.
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5/5/2024 - ShadowIII Likes this wine: 95 Points
Second time in a month for the 2009, this is an enormous wine, quite tannic structure but enormous fruit to back it up and keep the wine going for decades, black fruits, blackberry, cassis, almost no secondary notes now, this is a 40-50 year wine. I suspect my son will experience the glory of a fully developed 2009 or 2010. The 2005 is glorious but I think only another 10 years before it will be really at its best.
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4/29/2024 - DWStyle wrote: flawed
Bought at auction, both were cooked I believe. Nose was ok, but fruit was sour and cork was totally saturated! I have a third from this purchase, we’ll see about that one…
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4/27/2024 - phol wrote: 97 Points
The best Pontet ever made in my humble opinion
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4/27/2024 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 95 Points
Opulent nose, black fruits, graphite, cedar, coconut and vanilla.
Structured palate with magnificent intensity. A 4-hour decanting was necessary to soften this noble beast. The juice is thick and velvety with a magnificent balance, thanks in particular to a fine acidity which stretches the wine to infinity. Second part of the palate is spicier with flavors of undergrowth. Great finish with a still notable tannic mass which will take a few more years to fully blend, good length on the graphite.
Excellent Pauillac, still very young.
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4/25/2024 - popopdrops Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dekantert. Meget pen, litt fersk dag 1, større behag dag 2.
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