Pontet Canet 2015

Pauillac, Fifth Growth

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Tasting Notes
A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, 50% of the 2015 Pontet-Canet was aged in new French oak, while 15% was matured in second fill barrels and 35% in cement amphorae. Deep garnet-purple in color, the nose opens with exuberant black currants, red currants and black raspberries scents plus an evocative undercurrent of cedar chest, dusty earth, cloves, chocolate box and Provence herbs with a fragrant waft of lavender. Medium to full-bodied and built like a brick house with very firm, wonderfully grainy tannins and black and red fruits charged with the most singular energy, it finishes with incredible persistence and depth. (96+ Points) Score: 96 Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2024-2045 21 February 2018
The 2015 Pontet Canet is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot brought up in 50% new oak, and 35% in amphora. With textbook Pauillac notes of lead pencil shavings, tobacco leaf, smoke, and licorice, as well as a core of pure crème de cassis fruit, this beautiful, full-bodied, impeccably balanced is one of the few 2015s that’s going to demand cellaring. The tannin are high, yet sweet, and like its bright acidity, nicely integrated into the wine. Forget bottles for 5-7 years and enjoy over the following three decades. I don’t put this as the level of the 2009 and 2010, but it’s still a beautiful wine. Tasted three times. (95+ Points) Score: 95 Jeb Dunnuck, - Maturity: 2023-2053 30 November 2017
This leading Pauillac Classed Growth is one of Bordeaux's most distinctive wines. Under winemaker Jean-Michael Comme, over the past decade they have embraced full biodynamics here, with their aim to restore the natural balance of the vines and the wider vineyard ecosystem. Precise actions in the vineyard are geared toward reactivating the vine's own defences to produce naturally healthy ripe grapes (with no need for leaf-thinning or green harvesting). 35% of the new wine is aged in concrete amphorae instead of barrel, to maximise the fruit purity rather than masking it in new oak. Using the holistic approach, Pontet Canet has turned out a decade of fabulous wines of great distinction. The 2015 continues the pattern with a distinctive, aromatic nose brimming with ultra-ripe fruits and dark chocolate. There is impressive depth of black berries, sweet cocoa and classic mineral and cedar notes giving definition. Cool elegance with the silky-smooth tannins of the vintage. Score: 94 - 96 Albany Vintners, - 27 April 2016
50% new oak. 35% amphora. 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3%Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot. Picked relatively early, 18 September to 3 October, because they ripen earlier. Dark purplish crimson. Very ripe start and then rather drying tannins on the end. Wild and lively but a little bit heavy. I'm looking for a little more freshness. There's austerity and astringency (because of the amphorae influence?) but I'm not sure it compensates for the lack of acidity. Savoury, salty finish. Distinctive. 13.5% (17- Points) Score: 17 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2025-2040 01 April 2016
This is very fine and silky with a beautiful vivid blackberry and blueberry character. Super polished tannins. Refined and very, very long. Fabulous harmony to this young wine. Very classic Bordeaux. Superb depth and length. Real Bordeaux. Score: 97 - 98 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 01 April 2016
The 2015 Pontet Canet was tasted on two occasions around two weeks apart and I noticed a superior showing the second time around. This year is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot that was picked from 18 September apropos the Merlot and from 28 September for the Cabernet, finishing on 3 October. It is matured in 50% new oak, 35% concrete and 15% one-year-old barrels. It has a pure and perfumed bouquet with small dark cherries, red plum and subtle violet scents, perhaps a little Margaux-like in style, the second showing demonstrating a little more red fruit character. The palate is medium-bodied with a slightly grainy texture on the entry. There is nicely judged acidity here, moderate depth, very supple tannin that lend this a silky texture. There is modest weight towards the second half, perhaps spicier than some of its Pauillac peers with an edgy, lightly peppered finish. It is an intriguing and complex, almost mercurial Pontet-Canet, a wine that I suspect will gain more weight during its élevage. Afford this 5-8 years in bottle and you should have a delicious, intellectual Pontet-Canet on your hands. Score: 94 - 96 Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2022-2045 01 April 2016
One of the wines of the vintage, the 2015 Pontet-Canet oozes class, finesse and pure pedigree. A hypothetical combination of the 2010 (for its dark fruit and tannic structure) and the 2009 (for its voluptuous fruit), the 2015 offers remarkable intensity, power and grace. A host of exotic floral and spice notes wrap around the dark, racy finish. In a word: magnificent! The 2015 is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, aged 50% in new oak, 35% in terra cotta amphora and 15% in one year-old barrels. Score: 95 - 98 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com 01 April 2016

Tasting Notes

A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, 50% of the 2015 Pontet-Canet was aged in new French oak, while 15% was matured in second fill barrels and 35% in cement amphorae. Deep garnet-purple in color, the nose opens with exuberant black currants, red currants and black raspberries scents plus an evocative undercurrent of cedar chest, dusty earth, cloves, chocolate box and Provence herbs with a fragrant waft of lavender. Medium to full-bodied and built like a brick house with very firm, wonderfully grainy tannins and black and red fruits charged with the most singular energy, it finishes with incredible persistence and depth. (96+ Points)

Score: 96

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2024-2045 21 February 2018

The 2015 Pontet Canet is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot brought up in 50% new oak, and 35% in amphora. With textbook Pauillac notes of lead pencil shavings, tobacco leaf, smoke, and licorice, as well as a core of pure crème de cassis fruit, this beautiful, full-bodied, impeccably balanced is one of the few 2015s that’s going to demand cellaring. The tannin are high, yet sweet, and like its bright acidity, nicely integrated into the wine. Forget bottles for 5-7 years and enjoy over the following three decades. I don’t put this as the level of the 2009 and 2010, but it’s still a beautiful wine. Tasted three times. (95+ Points)

Score: 95

Jeb Dunnuck, - Maturity: 2023-2053 30 November 2017

This leading Pauillac Classed Growth is one of Bordeaux's most distinctive wines. Under winemaker Jean-Michael Comme, over the past decade they have embraced full biodynamics here, with their aim to restore the natural balance of the vines and the wider vineyard ecosystem. Precise actions in the vineyard are geared toward reactivating the vine's own defences to produce naturally healthy ripe grapes (with no need for leaf-thinning or green harvesting). 35% of the new wine is aged in concrete amphorae instead of barrel, to maximise the fruit purity rather than masking it in new oak. Using the holistic approach, Pontet Canet has turned out a decade of fabulous wines of great distinction. The 2015 continues the pattern with a distinctive, aromatic nose brimming with ultra-ripe fruits and dark chocolate. There is impressive depth of black berries, sweet cocoa and classic mineral and cedar notes giving definition. Cool elegance with the silky-smooth tannins of the vintage.

Score: 94 - 96

Albany Vintners, - 27 April 2016

50% new oak. 35% amphora. 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3%Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot. Picked relatively early, 18 September to 3 October, because they ripen earlier. Dark purplish crimson. Very ripe start and then rather drying tannins on the end. Wild and lively but a little bit heavy. I'm looking for a little more freshness. There's austerity and astringency (because of the amphorae influence?) but I'm not sure it compensates for the lack of acidity. Savoury, salty finish. Distinctive. 13.5% (17- Points)

Score: 17

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2025-2040 01 April 2016

This is very fine and silky with a beautiful vivid blackberry and blueberry character. Super polished tannins. Refined and very, very long. Fabulous harmony to this young wine. Very classic Bordeaux. Superb depth and length. Real Bordeaux.

Score: 97 - 98

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 01 April 2016

The 2015 Pontet Canet was tasted on two occasions around two weeks apart and I noticed a superior showing the second time around. This year is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot that was picked from 18 September apropos the Merlot and from 28 September for the Cabernet, finishing on 3 October. It is matured in 50% new oak, 35% concrete and 15% one-year-old barrels. It has a pure and perfumed bouquet with small dark cherries, red plum and subtle violet scents, perhaps a little Margaux-like in style, the second showing demonstrating a little more red fruit character. The palate is medium-bodied with a slightly grainy texture on the entry. There is nicely judged acidity here, moderate depth, very supple tannin that lend this a silky texture. There is modest weight towards the second half, perhaps spicier than some of its Pauillac peers with an edgy, lightly peppered finish. It is an intriguing and complex, almost mercurial Pontet-Canet, a wine that I suspect will gain more weight during its élevage. Afford this 5-8 years in bottle and you should have a delicious, intellectual Pontet-Canet on your hands.

Score: 94 - 96

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2022-2045 01 April 2016

One of the wines of the vintage, the 2015 Pontet-Canet oozes class, finesse and pure pedigree. A hypothetical combination of the 2010 (for its dark fruit and tannic structure) and the 2009 (for its voluptuous fruit), the 2015 offers remarkable intensity, power and grace. A host of exotic floral and spice notes wrap around the dark, racy finish. In a word: magnificent! The 2015 is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, aged 50% in new oak, 35% in terra cotta amphora and 15% in one year-old barrels.

Score: 95 - 98

Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com 01 April 2016

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