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2016 Château Pontet-Canet

Red Bordeaux Blend

  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Médoc
  • Pauillac

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Community Tasting Note

  • TXRDW wrote:

    May 16, 2022 - No rating this time as the wine seems to have shut down quite a bit. I tried my first glass after a 45 minute decant and it had not yet opened up. I then consumed this bottle over the next 3 hours and the wine did get better, but nowhere near the previous bottle I tried 5 months ago. The wine still had all of the earmarks of a great wine, it just didn’t stand out as much. Luckily I bought several bottles, but in my opinion now is the time to lay down this wine for several years.

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4 Comments

  • MJP Hou TX commented:

    5/16/22, 8:25 AM - Thanks for the update on this wine Rob.

  • anthroman commented:

    5/16/22, 9:25 AM - Agreed, thanks for the note! There's a special place in my heart for all you folks who try these great wines when they're (too?) young and report on their progress.

  • TXRDW commented:

    5/16/22, 10:42 AM - I’m actually kicking myself for opening a second bottle, but my girlfriend just had a house contract accepted against 20 bidders and this was the wine I picked to celebrate. That’s how much l liked this wine last December. Fortunately I have almost a case to cellar.

  • anthroman commented:

    5/16/22, 3:52 PM - It's hard to argue against that kind of celebration! Especially in this housing market...!

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