Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Pontet Canet |
Label Name: | Pauillac 5eme Cru |
Vintage: | 2017 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Pauillac, Médoc, Bordeaux |
Volume: | 1500ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Robert Parker/Wine Advocate: 95-96; Vinous (A. Galloni/Neal Martin): 94-95; James Suckling: 96-97; Wine Enthusiast: 96; Wine Spectator: ~94
Tasting Note
Pure blackcurrant and blueberry with raspberry and violet perfume, cedar, pencil-lead and tobacco. Fresh, mineral core, silky fine tannins, medium-full body and a long, mineral-laced finish.
Food Pairing
Roast lamb, beef ribeye, aged cheddar or Comté, game terrine, beef bourguignon; Asian: Peking duck, char siu, Korean BBQ short ribs, soy-braised beef, mushroom hotpot.
Production Method
Biodynamic-certified viticulture; hand harvesting and partial hand-destemming with new sorting table (first used 2017); fermentation in vats with manual punchdowns; ~16 months ageing (~50% new oak, ~35% amphora, ~15% one-year oak).
Vineyard Info
Château Pontet-Canet, a 1855 Fifth Growth owned by Alfred Tesseron, is a Pauillac estate known for pioneering biodynamic farming (certified since c.2010) and terroir-driven, rigorously made wines.