Lot 508
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BAGES LIBÉRAL 2009 (1)
CHÂTEAU PONTET-CANET 2008 (1) WA 96
CHÂTEAU PONTET-CANET 2014 (1) WA 94
CHÂTEAU SMITH HAUT LAFITTE 2012 (1)
GINESTET GRAND VIN DE MARGAUX 2015 (1)
Lot 508 Details
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BAGES LIBÉRAL 2009 (1)
Pauillac. 5ième Cru Classé
u. vts. stained label.
CHÂTEAU PONTET-CANET 2008 (1)
Pauillac. 5ième Cru Classé
u. bn. stained & 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
CHÂTEAU PONTET-CANET 2014 (1)
Pauillac. 5ième Cru Classé
u. bn. stained label.
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
CHÂTEAU SMITH HAUT LAFITTE 2012 (1)
Pessac-Léognan. Cru Classé
u. bn. stained label.
GINESTET GRAND VIN DE MARGAUX 2015 (1)
Margaux.
u. bn. stained label.