2009 Château Pontet-Canet
Community Tasting Note
Zweder Likes this wine:
98 Points
Saturday, March 30, 2013 - Regular dinner group (@ My place): Special company, I have a few and I was so curious, so why not open a bottle…. Well, it was NOT a disappointment. So young, so lush, a lot of cassis, cedar, exclusive oak. So concentrated. Soft but powerful tannin. Beautiful balance between acidity and some pleasant sweetness. Hard to not score this 99 or 100 for the moment. But it is so beautiful and will show even more elegance and complexity after some years. I will not give any advice when to open it, because this might be a superb beauty from now until 2035 or even later. 98++ for now is the most correct score I think.
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Comment posted by pclin:
5/8/2013 8:06:00 PM - Thanks for the note. I do have some of this put away from my immediate reach, otherwise I'll be tempted to open one now after reading the note. Truth is that I yet to open my Pontet Canet from 96' EP. lol.
Comment posted by Goldstone:
5/8/2013 10:56:00 PM - A super note......thanks. I'm surprised that it's drinking so well so young.
Comment posted by jtinto:
5/9/2013 6:45:00 AM - Lots of comments about how well these '09s are drinking so nicely this young. May have to test the waters....
Comment posted by Zweder:
5/9/2013 7:33:00 AM - Thank you for your comment. Probably the best wines of this vintage drink beautifully from the start. And although I am not a fan of opening bottles so young, I think that if you have multiple bottles of this one, this a stage worth trying. Cheers! Zweder.
Comment posted by jtinto:
5/9/2013 11:47:00 AM - Zweder thanks for the dialogue. I also learned that once you comment on a note, you get notified of future comments (at least I think it's how it's working). That is the only way I would have known you responded. Nice new feature by Eric.
Comment posted by Zweder:
5/9/2013 12:21:00 PM - Indeed jtinto, it works that way. Eric just explained that to me. See your Notifications & Alert settings you can reach though your “Edit my profile” page. Well thought of by Eric! :)
Comment posted by goba:
5/13/2013 7:42:00 AM - I´m astonished:
2/15/13 93P., 3/26/13 98P. great difference, why??
Comment posted by Zweder:
5/13/2013 8:20:00 AM - goba, Am I missing something? As far as I can see this is my first note about Pontet Canet 2009.