2023 Ch Pontet Canet 5ème Cru Pauillac - 6x75cl
06C3PONC6PK _ 2023 - Ch Pontet Canet 5ème Cru Pauillac - 6x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Pontet-Canet
  • Region Pauillac
  • Drinking 2028 - 2050
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available En Primeur

2023 - Ch Pontet Canet 5ème Cru Pauillac - 6x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Pontet-Canet
  • Region Pauillac
  • Drinking 2028 - 2050
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available En Primeur
Case price: £395.00 In Bond
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  • Neal Martin, April 2024, Score: 93-95

    The 2023 Pontet Canet, which underwent a 34 day harvest (see producer profile for detailed info), has a very pure bouquet with dark cherries, blackcurrant and touches of vanilla, cohering over the course of ten minutes in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied, with very supple tannins matched by a keen line of acidity. There is plenty of creaminess on the mid-palate, fine grip and a pinch of black pepper toward the finish. Moderate in length, there’s lovely linearity here and an underlying salinity that becomes evident with continued aeration. Very fine. Drink 2028-2050.

  • Wine Advocate, April 2024, Score: 96-98

    With the 2023 vintage, this estate has crafted a wine of unprecedented aromatic intensity and precision that marks a significant evolution. Revealing an elegant, fresh bouquet of mulberries and cassis mingled with notions of violets, gentian and menthol, the 2023 Pontet-Canet is medium to full-bodied, seamless and multidimensional, with a pure and precise core of fruit that's framed by ultra-refined tannins and a powerful but controlled profile, concluding with long, mineral, licorice-inflected finish. It's the result of more daring harvest decisions than in previous years: By picking the Merlot earlier to highlight fresh, fruity notes rather than baked, sun-kissed flavors and simultaneously delaying the Cabernet Sauvignon harvest until after September 28 to refine tannins, the 2023 Pontet-Canet marks a significant evolution at this renowned estate. At this early stage, its élevage appears to be more discreet, too. This wine, which I'd be delighted to own, is a blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot, matured in 50% new oak barrels, 35% amphorae and 15% once-used barrels.

  • Antonio Galloni, April 2024, Score: 94-97

    The 2023 Pontet-Canet is a powerful, impressively constituted wine. Dark, vibrant and sensual in the glass, the 2023 is somber and mysterious in bearing. Black plum, gravel, lavender, graphite and licorice all meld together in the glass. More than anything else, the 2023 is incredibly well put together. In this vintage, the wine was blended at the beginning of élevage rather than at the end, as was the custom in the past. This is a gorgeous and hugely promising Pontet-Canet. I especially admire its finely cut precision and soaring aromatics. Drink 2030-2048.

  • James Suckling, April 2024, Score: 97-98

    A very structured Pontet-Canet that expands in the mouth with a gorgeous combination of beautifully ripe fruit and intense tannins. Very structured for the vintage. Full-bodied with excellent presence and length. So much raw pencil shavings to the blackcurrants. Graphite and tar. Fresh and vivid. They picked cabernet at the right time at the end of September. 52% cabernet sauvignon, 39% merlot, 6% cabernet franc and 3% petit verdot.

  • Goedhuis Waddesdon, April 2024, Score: 93-95

    Pontet Canet’s gamble to give its Cabernet Sauvignon more time to ripen clearly paid off. There is a dark intensity to the wine, where ripe black cherry combines with subtle toasted oak and an almost medicinal underside. The palate is pure Pauillac, with firm tannins and an impressive structure underpinned by a refreshing and clean minerality on the finish. Powerful and polished.

  • Jane Anson, April 2024, Score: 98-100

    A wine to convince you of the quality and ripeness of Cabernet Sauvignon in Pauillac in this 2023 vintage, showcasing superbly supple tannins, great balance, depth and savoury blue and black fruit character, bitter cocoa bean, freshly cut herbs, black tea, fennel, all vivid and with purity of character. There is density here but it is not overt, with heightened raspberry leaf, peony and violet aromatics. Vinified in the newly-completed section of the cellars, with sunken qveri-style cement vats (and egg-shaped wooden vats coming for the 2024 vintage). 50% new oak for ageing, with 35% amphora and 15% one year old barrels. One of the wines of the vintage.

  • LPB, April 2024, Score: 97-99

    The 2023 Pontet-Canet is deep garnet-purple in color. Notes of juicy blueberries, black cherries, and blackcurrant jelly spill from the glass, giving way to nuances of violets, black truffle, fertile loam, and mossy tree bark with a hint of cardamom. The medium-bodied palate is so, so silky, elegant, and fine, with perfumed black and blue fruit layers and beautiful tension, finishing long with lots of shimmery mineral and floral sparkles. The blend is 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot, aged in 50% new oak, 35% amphorae, and 15% used barrels. With an alcohol this year of just 13.8%, this is a beautifully poised, tightly packed powerhouse that promises to keep the firework displays bedazzling collectors for many years to come.

  • Matthew Jukes, April 2024, Score: 19+

    As owner Alfred Tesseron noted, with his trademark wry smile, “This was an interesting vintage; everything was easy.” He then elaborated, explaining that the only real issues were the two heat waves and these challenges were taken care of by his fascinating ‘sunscreen’ made from calcined clay from Limoges, which forms a milky white, ultra-fine sun-resistant layer on leaves and grapes and it remains in place for a couple of days before blowing away, thus neutralising the sun’s rays. As it turned out, picking was a doddle, with a slo-mo Merlot harvest, and then the critical decision was when, precisely, to bring in the Cabernets. While the famous ‘storm’ was announced, they felt confident that no matter how much rain may or may not fall, they would continue to take a leisurely approach to picking. Instead of harvesting in five days, they picked in two weeks – deliberately. While others panicked about 100mm of water on its way, only 25mm fell, and this was beneficial, softening Cabernet skins. With the benefit of smaller fermenters, giving the team more precision and a suite of new amphoras, Pontet-Canet has made a sensual, textural wine with enviable harmony from its tip to its tail. There was no harsh extraction and they build a wine of great beauty, simply using soft hands, gentle infusion, and masses of confidence, and the results are extremely easy to appreciate because this is set to be a staggeringly successful wine, not only among P-C acolytes but I venture it will bring hordes of new palates to this table such is the glory in this glass. The tannins are like shot silk, and the acidity brings a tear to the eye, making this one of the most memorable of all Pontet-Canets. In addition, Alfred is immensely proud, and rightly so, of his new, lightweight, branded bottle. If you talk the talk, you must also walk the walk, and the Tesseron family must be cock-a-hoop about this mesmerising wine because it is not only a testament to their biodynamic tenets but is also uniquely linked to this estate and, therefore, could not be made anywhere else on earth.

Producer

Château Pontet-Canet

This star has been rising since 1994 when Alfred Tesseron began practicing Draconian-like measuresto extract the most potential from his top Pauillac property. Some of the advances include debudding, de-leafing and severe crop thinning. Unlike many advanced Bordeaux cellars, their vinification vats are not set on "auto pilot" but are manually and meticulously controlled. They understand the needs of each vintage vary and re...Read more

This star has been rising since 1994 when Alfred Tesseron began practicing Draconian-like measuresto extract the most potential from his top Pauillac property. Some of the advances include debudding, de-leafing and severe crop thinning. Unlike many advanced Bordeaux cellars, their vinification vats are not set on "auto pilot" but are manually and meticulously controlled. They understand the needs of each vintage vary and respond accordingly.Read less

Region

Pauillac

Due south of St Estèphe lies the appellation of Pauillac, the king of Left Bank communes. It is home to three first growths as well as a plethora of other classified growths. Pauillac's renowned well-draining, gravelly soils enable its dominant grape Cabernet Sauvignon to reach fantastic heights of complexity and concentration. As a result, Pauilac's wines tend to be full-bodied with compact tannins and good freshness. Its aromatics are often what one associates with classic Bordeaux: pencil shavings, black currant and occasional mint. Some of the most famous châteaux of the commune are Latour, Mouton Rothschild, Lafite Rothschild, Pichon Baron, Pichon Lalande and Lynch Bages.

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