Pontet-Canet

Specification

Producer

Pontet-Canet

Region

Bordeaux

Where

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Classification

Fifth Growth (1855)

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot

Vintage

2010

Case

6 x 75cl OWC

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

PONCAN106X75

About this wine

Pontet-Canet is a deep, vibrant Pauillac led by Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot and small amounts of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Since the move to biodynamic farming it has gained purity and energy, with intense cassis, floral and graphite notes over ripe, fine tannins. It is built to age, typically needing a decade or more and lasting for several decades in fine vintages.

About Pontet-Canet

Château Pontet-Canet is a Fifth Growth of Pauillac, classified in 1855, on the gravel plateau next to Mouton Rothschild. It has been owned since 1975 by the Tesseron family, and under Alfred Tesseron it became one of the most talked-about estates in Bordeaux.

Pontet-Canet adopted biodynamic farming across its large vineyard, gaining certification in 2010 as the first Médoc classified growth to do so, and uses horses for much of its ploughing. Part of the wine is aged in concrete amphorae. Its quality now stands far above its classification, and it is widely collected.