Product Description
The 2010 Château Pontet Canet is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, with a remainder of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. This wine has multiple 100 point scores from critics and is perfect for drinking now.
Tasting Notes
Robert Parker 100
The 2010 Pontet-Canet offers a very deep garnet color. Whoaa the nose explodes with a vast array of black fruit preserves and savory nuances: plum preserves, blackcurrant cordial, black cherry coulis and licorice with wafts of dried lavender, melted chocolate, charcuterie, black olives, truffles and camphor plus a hint of sandalwood. The full-bodied palate is completely filled with black fruits, exotic spices and earthy nuances with a firm foundation of ripe, grainy tannins and bold freshness, finishing with epic length and depth. So much more expressive and seductive than a lot of 2010s at this stage, and yet it is still incredibly youthful!
Anticipated maturity: 2025-2070
Vinous 95+
Bright ruby-red. Superripe, soil-driven aromas of currant, plum, cherry pie, mocha and minerals; almost liqueur-like in its ripeness, in a 1947 way. Then huge, sweet and plush, with great volume and depth to its flavors of cassis, flowers, minerals, game and olive. Finishes with big, ripe, horizontal tannins and great mounting length. This remarkably thick wine is actually a bit youthfully stunted today and should really be cellared for ten years. It should go on for three or four decades in a cool cellar.
Producer Profile
Area under vines: 80 hectares
Soils: Gravel and sand
Average age of the vines: 45 years
Planting density: 9500 vines/ha
Production: 20 000 cases a year
Ageing: in 60% new oak barrels for 16 months
Grape varieties:
- Cabernet Sauvignon 62%
- Merlot 32%
- Cabernet Franc 4%
- Petit Verdot 2%
Second wine: Les Hauts de Pontet-Canet
- Cabernet Sauvignon 53%
- Merlot 46%
- Cabernet Franc 1%
Learn more about Château Pontet-Canet
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