2006 Château Pontet-Canet
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eudora Likes this wine:
94 Points
Friday, September 22, 2023 - Sensational. I was advised to wait until around now to try it … and glad I did. It’s opening up and generous in a way it had not been six years ago.
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Comment posted by Mark1npt:
9/24/2023 6:59:00 AM - Thanks for the update on this one. Been 6 years since my last taste, too!
Comment posted by eudora:
9/24/2023 8:58:00 AM - It has tons of years to go. Nobody will ever call this a great vintage, but it’s a very good wine in a n imperfect year, and the 2006 is thus a good winemaker’s wine that is representative of the “expected” performance of the estate and the appellation . There’s no mistaking it as a Pontet-Canet or a Paulliac.
Put differently - I served it to my adult children at dinner and told them to be honest about the wine; if they like this, they like Bordeaux. If they don’t, then Bordeaux is not their thing yet but it might be in time - meanwhile have fun in Napa, Sonoma and Washington state.
Comment posted by Mark1npt:
9/24/2023 9:42:00 AM - Great! Thanks for all the follow up info, too!
Comment posted by Gregmonroe:
9/24/2023 10:22:00 AM - Did they like it?
Comment posted by eudora:
9/24/2023 6:14:00 PM - They did! I knew the youngest would … he’s into it. His older sister and her husband finished the bottle and asked for a different Bordeaux tonight!
Comment posted by Mark1npt:
9/24/2023 6:25:00 PM - Congrats! You are showing the youngsters, the way........
Comment posted by Gregmonroe:
9/24/2023 6:31:00 PM - Good! Way to teach the next generation!
Comment posted by Mark1npt:
9/24/2023 6:34:00 PM - Greg...the only problem is, if we don't buy it for them, they'll never get access to it......young people aren't buying fine wines at all.
Comment posted by eudora:
9/24/2023 8:09:00 PM - I e owned a wine store for 20 years and agree 100%. The eager young oenophiles are scarce compared to years ago.
Comment posted by Mark1npt:
9/24/2023 9:02:00 PM - Eudora.....there are numerous reasons for that.
Youth always feels they must chart their own course...do something different.
Most are being courted by the craft beer and spirits industry, very heavily. Wine consumption among the younger folks is down considerably every year.....
Most don't have the discretionary income to afford the better wines. There are some bad times coming for the wine industry over the next 20-25 years.......worldwide.