Lot 342
CHÂTEAU PONTET-CANET 2005 (1) WS 96 WA 97
CHÂTEAU PONTET-CANET 2014 (2) WA 94
Lot 342 Details
CHÂTEAU PONTET-CANET 2005 (1)
Pauillac. 5ième Cru Classé
u. vts. marked label.
The palate is medium-bodied, but dense and structured—certainly a more masculine Pontet-Canet built for long-term ageing. Yet it retains marvelous freshness and vitality all the way through to the pencil-lead, quite saline finish. I suspect that the 2009 Pontet-Canet is more approachable than the 2005, so heeding Robert Parker's sage advice, afford this up to ten years in your cellar and then reap the rewards of patience. Tasted February 2016. Drink 2025-2050 WS 96 WA 97
CHÂTEAU PONTET-CANET 2014 (2)
Pauillac. 5ième Cru Classé
u. 2 x bn. 2 x marked labels.
The 2014 Pontet-Canet, now in bottle, was tasted twice during my trip to Bordeaux. It has an attractive bouquet: graphite tinged black fruit, incense and violets, perhaps a little more hedonistic than I envisaged when I tasted it from barrel. The palate is medium-bodied with tensile tannin thanks to the keen line of acidity. I like the precision of this Pontet-Canet. It feels linear and correct, pencil lead notes developing towards the second half, more quintessentially Pauillac than previous vintages, with what you might describe as a classic Pauillac finish that retains the focus that I remarked upon from barrel. Tasted February 2017. WA 94
Realised: $900