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- France, Bordeaux, Pessac-Léognan
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- Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot,
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{Staff Premium Pick}
One of the ALL TIME Kosher Greats! The 2022 Château Pontet-Canet, a distinguished Fifth Growth (Cinquième Cru Classé) from Pauillac, exemplifies the estate's dedication to biodynamic viticulture and innovative winemaking. This vintage is a blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Petit Verdot, aged in a combination of new oak barrels and amphoras. It reveals a deep purple hue with aromas of cassis, tobacco, cigar box, licorice, and spices. On the palate, it is full-bodied yet tight and focused, showcasing superb fruit purity and transparency, with a racy and fine texture. The finish is energetic and bright, reflecting the wine's exceptional balance and depth. With its impressive structure and aging potential, the 2022 Pontet-Canet is poised to evolve gracefully over the next 40–60 years, making it a prized addition to any Bordeaux collection.
Tasting Notes
99 Points James Suckling
The concentration of dried herbs such as thyme, sage and mint with blackcurrants and Spanish cedar is mesmerizing. Full-bodied with a dense and intense palate, this has creamy, crunchy tannins and a long and flavorful finish that goes on for minutes. Punchy and rich with lots of power. The real identity of Pontet-Canet comes through despite the hot and dry growing year. 57% cabernet sauvignon, 35% merlot, 4% cabernet franc and 4% petit verdot. From biodynamically grown grapes.
99 Points Jeb Dunnuck
The 2022 Château Pontet-Canet is brilliant and should easily be up with the crème de la crème from the Médoc. Based on 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and 4% each of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it was vinified mostly in concrete (there's a small part in wood), and the aging is in 50% new French oak, 35% in amphora, and the rest in once-used barrels. It has an incredibly pure bouquet of cassis, graphite, lead pencil, and scorched earth. This carries to a full-bodied Pauillac with a deep, layered mid-palate, building tannins, and a great finish. It has the purity, richness, and structure that makes this vintage so compelling and is going to be drinkable with just 4-6 years of bottle age but have an incredibly long life.
95 Points Decanter
Vibrant, vivid purple colour in the glass, rich and deep. Smells bright, super fresh and expressive on the nose with freshly-picked blackcurrants and perfumed purple flowers - the Petit Verdot, really standing out. Clean and clear, creamy, powdery and softly chewy on the palate. The texture is lovely, you can tell they haven't over extracted but there’s still clear concentration with a gentle succulence provided by the acidity, cool freshness and appealing mineral touches alongside liquorice, clove, dried herbs and bitter chocolate. Enjoyable and well defined if still a little compact. 3.85pH. 4% Cabernet Franc completes the blend. 15% press wine used. Harvest 8 - 28 September, the earliest and longest ever. 20% lower yields than in 2021. The technical team used a clay sunscreen on the grapes to avoid burning. Tasted twice.
