Lot 478
CHÂTEAU BRANE-CANTENAC 2009 (1)
CHÂTEAU GRAND-PUY-LACOSTE 2009 (1) WA 95 JS 95
CHÂTEAU PONTET-CANET 2008 (1) WA 96
Lot 478 Details
CHÂTEAU BRANE-CANTENAC 2009 (1)
Margaux. 2ième Cru Classé
u. bn. scraped label.
CHÂTEAU GRAND-PUY-LACOSTE 2009 (1)
Pauillac. 5ième Cru Classé
Performing better from bottle than it did from cask (and comparable to their wines 2005, 2000, 1990 and 1982), this is a great classic from Xavier Borie’s estate situated on the back roads west of the town of Pauillac. Its dense ruby/purple color is followed by hints of spring flowers, crushed rocks, black currants, cedar and earth/underbrush. Precise and elegant as well as backward and foreboding, it should put on weight in the bottle and evolve for two decades. Very concentrated as well as velvety-textured, it is a beauty of finesse, balance, purity and nobility. December 2011 WA 95 JS 95
CHÂTEAU PONTET-CANET 2008 (1)
Pauillac. 5ième Cru Classé
marked label.
A candidate for the “wine of the vintage,” Pontet Canet’s 2008 boasts an opaque purple color as well as copious aromas of sweet blueberries, blackberries and black currant fruit intertwined with lead pencil shavings, subtle barbecue smoke and a hint of forest floor. Full-bodied, with fabulous richness, texture and tremendous freshness, this first-growth-like effort is more developed than the uber-powerful 2010. Bravo! Drink to 2046 May 2011 WA 96