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Bottle of Chateau Pontet-Canet Pauillac 2019-Red Wine-Flatiron SF

Chateau Pontet-Canet Pauillac 2019

Red Wine from Bordeaux, France
by Chateau Pontet-Canet
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While the less prominent regions of Bordeaux are home to some of the earliest adopters to sustainable viticulture, the watershed moment for biodynamics in Bordeaux belongs to the Pauillac 5th growth, Pontet-Canet. The efforts of Jean-Michel Comme and Alfred Tesseron to move to sustainable viticulture began in the mid-Nineties, culminating in Biodynamic certification in 2010โ€”a vintage which earned them a perfect 100 point score from Robert Parker.

While we don't generally put much store by scores, it's worth mentioning this one, as it sparked other, more-established estates on the Mรฉdoc to investigate the philosophy and spurred Pontet-Canet to go even further; they've increased the number of horses ploughing vineyards and even started to age some of the wine in amphorae.

Professional Reviews

Robert Parker

RP 93
"The 2019 Pontet-Canet offers up an expressive bouquet of plummy fruit, kirsch, dried herbs and peonies. On the palate, it's full-bodied, ample and seamless, with melting tannins, succulent acids, and a long, liqueured finish. Tasted twice, it's a wine I find somewhat perplexing: in a blind tasting, I might be more inclined to place it in Gigondas than Pauillac. I'm far from dogmatic when it comes to what the French call "typicitรฉ," and stylistic diversity surely enriches every appellation; but by the same token, I'm not convinced that this is the most compelling aesthetic that a Cabernet-based blend from this part of Bordeaux can realize. Checking in at 13.7% alcohol, some 35% of the production was matured in amphorae, which no doubt contributes to the wine's idiosyncratic identity." -Robert Parker

Decanter

D 96
"Clear Pauillac character in terms of its tannic structure, overlaid with the Pontet signature of recent vintages that translates into spirals of peony and iris alongside brambled hedgerow. As it settles, coffee bean and tobacco adds a charred character alongside blackberry and cassis puree. It opens extremely slowly, with so many subtle nuances that gather in confidence. The tannins have unmistakeable Pauillac strength, but the structure and the subtlety of this wine is Pontet-Canet, with the amphoras having an influence in terms of the tannins feeling less silky than they do in many of the appellation's biggest wines, but still with swagger."

Wine Spectator

WS 94
"Very lush out of the gate, with waves of gently mulled plum, blackberry and black currant fruit that roll through slowly, lined with alder, sweet tobacco, worn cedar and singed savory notes. Delivers a late tug of iron that's well-buried on a finish marked by lingering perfume, resulting in an end impression of a rich wine that's very light on its feet. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot."

Wine Enthusiast

WE 99
"This is a luscious, sumptuous wine, with layers of black fruits and wonderfully cushioned tannins. The structure of the wine is initially masked by the great fruits, but then finds balance from a dry edge of spice, smokiness and lifted acidity. It's another great vintage from this biodynamic estate."

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot , Other Regional Grapes , Red Blend

  • Vintage

    2019

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Biodynamic

  • Style

    Earthy

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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