2016 Pontet Canet

Bottle of 2016 Pontet Canet
Region
Bordeaux
Appellation
Pauillac
Classification
Fifth Growth
Format
6x75cl
Price
£540 per case (In Bond, GBP)
Availability
In stock
Critic score
99/100 (AG)
Drinking window
2021–2050

In Bond Fine Wine. 2016 Château Pontet Canet, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France. Fifth Growth • Red Bordeaux in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 99/100 (AG). Drinking window: 2021–2050. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.

Since 1995, Château Pontet-Canet has steadily evolved into one of Pauillac’s most distinctive and respected estates. In the market, Pontet-Canet consistently outperforms its Fifth Growth status, often rivalling the Second Growths in quality and market demand. Under the guidance of Alfred Tesseron, it became an early adopter of biodynamic farming, setting it apart within the Médoc. The wines are known for their balance, purity, and refined structure, maturing wines in clay eggs as well as oak. Key vintages such as 2005, 2009, 2010, and 2016 have been widely praised for their depth and ageing potential.

What the critics say

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (LPB) — 98/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 30/11/2018 · Drink 2023-2059

The blend of the 2016 Pontet-Canet is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Around 55% of the wine was aged in new French oak barrels, 15% in two-year-old barrels and 35% in cement amphorae for 16 months. Deep garnet-purple colored, it opens with opulent scents of plum preserves, spice cake, hoisin and creme de cassis with fragrant wafts of potpourri, wood smo…

James Suckling (JS) — 98–99/100 · JamesSuckling.com, 24/03/2017

Vivid and full of energy with blackberry, currant and salt. Full body, intense and long. Harmony. Purpose. Classicism. The mineral and currant character is all year. A seamless tannin texture. Great wine. You want to drink it now!

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