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100 POINTS FROM WINE ADVOCATE SAYING:
“An amazing wine in every sense, this classic, full-bodied Pauillac is the quintessential Pontet Canet from proprietor Alfred Tesseron, who continues to reduce yields and farms his vineyards biodynamically – a rarity in Bordeaux. Black as a moonless night, the 2009 Pontet Canet offers up notes of incense, graphite, smoke, licorice, creme de cassis and blackberries.
“A wine of irrefutable purity, laser-like precision, colossal weight and richness, and sensational freshness, this is a tour de force in winemaking that is capable of lasting 50 or more years. The tannins are elevated, but they are sweet and beautifully integrated as are the acidity, wood and alcohol (which must be in excess of 14%). This vineyard, which is situated on the high plateau of Pauillac adjacent to Mouton Rothschild, appears to have done everything perfectly in 2009. This cuvee should shut down in the cellar and re-open in a decade or more. Anticipated maturity: 2025-2075.”
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100 POINTS FROM JEB DUNNUCK SAYING:
“The 2009 Pontet-Canet continues to just knock it out of the park every time I’ve been lucky enough to drink a bottle, and this beauty was as good as it gets yet again. Deep purple-colored, full-bodied, beautifully concentrated, and just about off the charts in terms of scale and density, it nevertheless just glides across the palate with an ethereal, seamless texture that never seems heavy or cumbersome. This is pure Pauillac in all its glory and is a monumental wine in every way. Drink it any time over the coming 4-5 decades.”
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100 POINTS FROM WINE ENTHUSIAST SAYING:
“A superb wine, with the purest fruit, great freshness and ripeness. It is certainly structured with dry tannins, but the blackcurrant freshness is all there. The wine has a great limpid, flowing feel, but also power.”
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BACKGROUND:
The 2009 Chateau Pontet-Canet, a Grand Cru Classé from Pauillac, presents an unparalleled opportunity for discerning collectors. Wine Enthusiast awarded this vintage a near-perfect 98-100 points, praising its “purest fruit” and “great freshness.” Crafted with biodynamically grown grapes, this wine exhibits notes of incense, graphite, and creme de cassis. A true tour de force in winemaking, the Chateau Pontet-Canet promises decades of enjoyment. 30% Off
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