Pontet Canet 2007

Pauillac, Fifth Growth

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Tasting Notes
The 2007 Pontet-Canet has an upfront bouquet with (for the vintage) quite lavish red and black fruit tinged with violet and crème de cassis. The palate is sweet and opulent, displaying impressive concentration and a velvety blueberry and black cherry finish that lingers long in the mouth. You would never ascribe this to the 2007 vintage, a Pontet-Canet determined to overcome the limitations of the growing season. In a sense, it succeeds, yet it must sacrifice some of its Bordeaux typicité in the process. Tasted February 2017. Score: 91 Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2017-2030 30 June 2017
A deep garnet core with pink rim. Like Cos d’Estournel, there is almost a Burgundian sense of fruit intensity on the nose. At first – reticent - but give it a few swirls of the glass and a little patience there are aromas of ripe blackberries, a touch of mulberry, damson and a hint of fresh fig. One of the few wines to demonstrate some opulence. The palate is full-bodied, very concentrated with intense blackberries, raspberry, Morello and mouth-coating tannins (almost more than any other wine – including the First Growths!) Huge grip and persistency but married with great purity and delineation. This has soft mouthfeel towards the finish, perhaps just lacking the peacock fan of flavours that a great vintage such as 2005 would show, but very long and sensuous with a touch of spice lingering on the exceptionally long aftertaste. A complete wine and a great success for the vintage. Score: 94 - 96 Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 08 April 2008
Currant and dark licorice aromas follow through to a full body, with velvety tannins and a caressing finish. A beauty. Best after 2013. 20,835 cases made. Score: 90 James Suckling, Wine Spectator 31 March 2010
Crushed blackberry, currant and light licorice. Full-bodied, with lovely ripe tannins and a long, fruity finish. Balanced and refined. A beauty. Score: 88 - 91 James Suckling, Wine Spectator 01 April 2008
none given Score: 91 - 94 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 30 October 2008
Good deep ruby-red. Sappy cherry, blackberry, licorice and minerals on the nose, with an almost candied quality rare for the year. Dense, sappy and pure, with enticing sweetness and noteworthy depth to the silky flavors of cassis, chocolate, licorice and minerals. Finishes with sweet, broad tannins and excellent persistence. Score: 90 - 93 Stephen Tanzer, - 20 May 2008
Quite rich and sweet on the nose. Not very Pauillac-like! Good, firm tannins on the palate. A creditable attempt to spin some interest out of this vintage. But pretty low key. Tannins almost too dominant. Watery finish. But there is no shortage of effort here and the wine should have a longer life than many. Just a bit too like sandpaper in terms of texture. Score: 16 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2013-2018 10 April 2008
Intense deep red, nose still shut in, but shows fine intensity of concentration and very good, plummy middle palate, smoky and quite complex, good length and good in this vintage. Drink 2013-20. Score: 17 Decanter, - Maturity: 2013-2020 08 April 2008
Deep ruby purple colour. A great nose, with lifted scents of ripe rich black fruit, liquorice, and freshly turned soil. Mouthfilling with layers of red fruit and black spice in the mouth with impressive concentration, even more so in the context of the vintage. Exceptional texture with fine tannins and a super-spicy toasty long espresso finish. Very good indeed. Score: 91 - 93 Albany Vintners, - 01 April 2008

Tasting Notes

The 2007 Pontet-Canet has an upfront bouquet with (for the vintage) quite lavish red and black fruit tinged with violet and crème de cassis. The palate is sweet and opulent, displaying impressive concentration and a velvety blueberry and black cherry finish that lingers long in the mouth. You would never ascribe this to the 2007 vintage, a Pontet-Canet determined to overcome the limitations of the growing season. In a sense, it succeeds, yet it must sacrifice some of its Bordeaux typicité in the process. Tasted February 2017.

Score: 91

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2017-2030 30 June 2017

A deep garnet core with pink rim. Like Cos d’Estournel, there is almost a Burgundian sense of fruit intensity on the nose. At first – reticent - but give it a few swirls of the glass and a little patience there are aromas of ripe blackberries, a touch of mulberry, damson and a hint of fresh fig. One of the few wines to demonstrate some opulence. The palate is full-bodied, very concentrated with intense blackberries, raspberry, Morello and mouth-coating tannins (almost more than any other wine – including the First Growths!) Huge grip and persistency but married with great purity and delineation. This has soft mouthfeel towards the finish, perhaps just lacking the peacock fan of flavours that a great vintage such as 2005 would show, but very long and sensuous with a touch of spice lingering on the exceptionally long aftertaste. A complete wine and a great success for the vintage.

Score: 94 - 96

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 08 April 2008

Currant and dark licorice aromas follow through to a full body, with velvety tannins and a caressing finish. A beauty. Best after 2013. 20,835 cases made.

Score: 90

James Suckling, Wine Spectator 31 March 2010

Crushed blackberry, currant and light licorice. Full-bodied, with lovely ripe tannins and a long, fruity finish. Balanced and refined. A beauty.

Score: 88 - 91

James Suckling, Wine Spectator 01 April 2008

none given

Score: 91 - 94

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 30 October 2008

Good deep ruby-red. Sappy cherry, blackberry, licorice and minerals on the nose, with an almost candied quality rare for the year. Dense, sappy and pure, with enticing sweetness and noteworthy depth to the silky flavors of cassis, chocolate, licorice and minerals. Finishes with sweet, broad tannins and excellent persistence.

Score: 90 - 93

Stephen Tanzer, - 20 May 2008

Quite rich and sweet on the nose. Not very Pauillac-like! Good, firm tannins on the palate. A creditable attempt to spin some interest out of this vintage. But pretty low key. Tannins almost too dominant. Watery finish. But there is no shortage of effort here and the wine should have a longer life than many. Just a bit too like sandpaper in terms of texture.

Score: 16

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2013-2018 10 April 2008

Intense deep red, nose still shut in, but shows fine intensity of concentration and very good, plummy middle palate, smoky and quite complex, good length and good in this vintage. Drink 2013-20.

Score: 17

Decanter, - Maturity: 2013-2020 08 April 2008

Deep ruby purple colour. A great nose, with lifted scents of ripe rich black fruit, liquorice, and freshly turned soil. Mouthfilling with layers of red fruit and black spice in the mouth with impressive concentration, even more so in the context of the vintage. Exceptional texture with fine tannins and a super-spicy toasty long espresso finish. Very good indeed.

Score: 91 - 93

Albany Vintners, - 01 April 2008

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