2024 Pontet Canet

Auslieferung bis Herbst 2027!
Delivery until Fall 2027!

Vibrant ruby in colour with violet edging, this is beautifully measured, with a careful release of black fruits. Puts the focus on the floral side of Cabernet Sauvignon on the aromatics, with rose petals, chamomile, fragrant tomato leaf and lilac. There is austerity on the opening, with tight architecture but as it opens juice begins to flow through the pumice and slate-textured tannins, and this delivers a finessed, slim-style of Pauillac, with plenty of ageing potential and quiet confidence. Harvest September 26 through to October 11. 3.8ph, 50% new oak, 35% concrete amphoras. One of the successes of the vintage. Tasted twice.
94/100 Jane Anson

(Pauillac; 52% Cabernet Sauvignon; 43% Merlot – a little more than usual because of its good quality; 4% Petit Verdot; 1% Cabernet Franc; normal yields were achieved here after 31 treatments against the threat of mildew; 35% less grand vin than last year; 11% vin de presse; 13.1% alcohol; 75 separate vats were vinified; Thomas Duclos is the consultant here; tasted at the property with Mathieu Bessonnet and the family). The aromatics here jump from the decanter and fill the air around the glass. As that suggests, this is very open and expressive. It is very ripe and with a lovely natural sweetness too. With aeration, a the cassis fruit comes to the fore. Black cherry too, even a touch of black forest gateau. Lush, plush and plump on the attack with that pleasing bright, natural sucrosity present immediately in the mouth. Rich and full in a way that’s rare in the vintage, this pushes the cheeks and yet does not lack for depth and density. Slightly toasty. Pretty spherical in form with darker berry and cherry fruits at the top of palate, redder berry fruits and their sapid juiciness gathering at the bottom. Soft and lush this is very well sustained and with a gentle taper towards a distant vanishing point. Quite nutty – walnut, roasted walnut shell and walnut oil. I’m impressed by the very refined tannins that are energising where they massage the fruit, releasing little plumes of freshness. A vin de garde but one accessible in its youth, even if today the tannins remain just a little firm on the finish.
92-94/100+ Colin Hay; The Drinks Business

Deep garnet-purple colored. Strolls confidently out of the glass with notes of ripe, juicy plums, wild blueberries, and red currants, leading to suggestions of lilac, cardamom, fertile loam, and crushed rocks. The medium-bodied palate is elegant and fresh with wonderfully plush tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and fragrant.
94-96/100 Lisa Perrotti-Brown; The Wine Independent