Château Pontet Canet 2020, Pauillac

£125.00 per bottle

RETAIL - IMMEDIATE DELIVERY

This is a higher average critic scored wine than the recent Pontet Canet 2023 release and once you factor in taxes this is still a better value for money and comes highly recommended.

Appellation - Pauillac

Owner - Alfred Tesseron

60% cabernet sauvignon, 32% merlot, 4% cabernet franc and 4% petit verdot.

Second wine – Les Hauts de Pontet

Annual production – 320,000 bottles

Aromas of blackcurrants and black cherries with hints of crushed walnuts, grilled thyme, cocoa powder and graphite. It’s full-bodied with layers of ultra-fine, silky tannins that elegantly coat your palate, allowing the juicy and vibrant fruit to shine. Delicate and pristine, yet compact with lots of energy and power to uncover in the coming years. It lasts for minutes and is delicious now. The purity of fruit is really impressive. 60% cabernet sauvignon, 32% merlot, 4% cabernet franc and 4% petit verdot. 50% new oak 15% old oak and 35% concrete amphorae. Try after 2027.
98/100
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, May 2023