2011 Château Pontet-Canet Pauillac Grand Cru Classé

With aromas of black fruit, cedar, and tobacco, this wine seduces with its elegance and long finish. The ideal choice for lovers of great Bordeaux.

Producer

Château Pontet-Canet

Region

Pauillac, Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux

Country

France

Varietal

Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot

Varietal Composition

60% Cabernet Sauvignon - 35% Merlot 4% Cabernet Franc - 1% Petit Verdot

Specifications

2011

Vintage

2065

Drink By

ABV

Vinification

Aged 15 months in French oak (66% new)

Occasional wine note

Wow! This classic Pauillac Bordeaux is amazing. Big and bursting with incredible aromas and flavors from nose to epic finish. Now nearly 15 years old, this wine is really delivering the goods. Great for your cellar. Great for that occasion that you just want to impress.

What experts say about this wine

100

Wine Enthusiast

So smooth, this is a rich, grandiose wine. Although it is full of black currant fruits and spice flavors, the texture is most impressive. Dusty tannins are integrated with juicy fruits seamlessly. The purest fruit flavors are allied to linear tannins in a precise yet generous way. The wine is evolving beautifully, but do not drink before 2020.

100

James Suckling

A wine with lots of ripe berries, verging on dried fruits. Full and chewy with ripe, round, chewy tannins. It needs lots of bottle age. A wine of steel. From biodynamically grown grapes, as always. Better than from barrel.

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