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Pontet Canet 2007
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted at Bordeaux Index’s Pontet-Canet dinner at The Ledbury. The 2007 continues to be a great Pauillac considering the vintage. Here the nose closed at first back opens up nicely with blackberry and graphite, less of the Margaux element that I noticed a few months ago. The palate has volume so atypical for the vintage with soft caressing tannins and a very harmonious blackcurrant, mulberry and vanilla tinged finish. Tasted February 2011.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted blind at the 2007 Bordeaux horizontal in Southwold. The Pontet-Canet is a very fine 2007 despite having to forsake biodynamic for a year (or because of it?) The 2007 has a light raspberry and wild strawberry scented nose laced with graphite and smoke. Nice definition if lacking a little gumption. The palate is medium-bodied with a spicy entry, firm tannins, and admirable depth towards the foursquare finish. But coming back after 10 minutes it has attained a degree of elegance and poise, but far more understated than compared to its showing out of barrel, which may explain why I scored it slightly lower. Tasted January 2011.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
A deep garnet core with pink rim. Like Cos d’Estournel, there is almost a Burgundian sense of fruit intensity on the nose. At first – reticent - but give it a few swirls of the glass and a little patience there are aromas of ripe blackberries, a touch of mulberry, damson and a hint of fresh fig. One of the few wines to demonstrate some opulence. The palate is full-bodied, very concentrated with intense blackberries, raspberry, Morello and mouth-coating tannins (almost more than any other wine – including the First Growths!) Huge grip and persistency but married with great purity and delineation. This has soft mouthfeel towards the finish, perhaps just lacking the peacock fan of flavours that a great vintage such as 2005 would show, but very long and sensuous with a touch of spice lingering on the exceptionally long aftertaste. A complete wine and a great success for the vintage. Tasted April 2008.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits' 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 Pontet-Canet has an upfront bouquet with (for the vintage) quite lavish red and black fruit tinged with violet and creme de cassis. The palate is sweet and opulent, displaying impressive concentration and a velvety blueberry and black cherry finish that lingers long in the mouth. You would never ascribe this to the 2007 vintage, a Pontet-Canet determined to overcome the limitations of the growing season. In a sense, it succeeds, yet it must sacrifice some of its Bordeaux typicité in the process. Tasted February 2017.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted at Berry Bros. vertical in London. Bottled in July, it is unfair to compare the 2007 to the 2008, although the difference in ripeness is clear. A slightly more herbaceous, earthier bouquet, sharp blackberry, a touch of soy, an attractive floral element...violets. As it did in barrel, this Pontet-Canet nods towards Margaux. Good definition though. The palate is well balanced, slightly grainy tannins on the entry, very good acidity and backbone. This is confirming the promise that it showed in barrel and the finish is developing a lovely blackcurrant and mulberry finish. Exceptional for the vintage. Drink 2011-2025. Tasted October 2009.
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Rated - No tasting note given.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted at the Pontet-Canet vertical in London, the 2007 Château Pontet-Canet is a decent wine for the vintage, famously the vintage where Alfred Tesseron "blinked" and applied sprays to mitigate against grey rot in the middle of biodynamic conversion—a decision he has immediately rued. Still, the wine itself is ageing nicely. It has a nicely defined bouquet of blackberry, pine needles and tobacco, somehow conservative compared to other vintages. The palate displays lighter tannin than usual in keeping with the 2007s, perhaps a little dryness creeping in around the edges, but otherwise, there is a core of black earthy fruit and a pleasing if truncated, foursquare finish. I encountered better bottles three or four years ago, which makes me wonder whether this was a wine that was never destined for longevity? Tasted February 2016.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Deep ruby-red. The nose shows an almost exotic ripeness but also a high-pitched quality to the aromas of fruitcake, graphite and spicy oak. Dense and intensely flavored but at the same time quite juicy and penetrating, with terrific lift to its dark fruit flavors. An outperformer for the vintage, this rather powerfully structured wine has a serious spine for aging.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Good deep ruby-red. Sappy cherry, blackberry, licorice and minerals on the nose, with an almost candied quality rare for the year. Dense, sappy and pure, with enticing sweetness and noteworthy depth to the silky flavors of cassis, chocolate, licorice and minerals. Finishes with sweet, broad tannins and excellent persistence.
About the Producer
The history of Château Pontet-Canet dates back to the early 18th century when Jean-François de Pontet, grand equerry of the king became governor of the Medoc, brings together several parcels of land located in Pauillac. Subsequently, his descendants add the vineyards adjoining the locality Canet: Château Pontet-Canet was born. One hundred years later, the famous classification of 1855 included Château Pontet-Canet among the elite of the Médoc viticulture. This rise did not escape one of the first Bordeaux merchants of the time, Herman Cruse, who bought the property in 1865. He built new cellars, modernized the facilities and made this wine known throughout the world. The Cruse family managedthe property for 110 years, until another merchant, but from Cognac, Guy Tesseron, bought it in 1975. Thus, in more than two hundred years, Château Pontet-Canet knew only three different owners. Today, it is the son of Guy Tesseron, Alfred Tesseron who is at the head of the field. The Château Pontet-Canet terroir consists of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. The property is 120 hectares of which 80 hectares are dedicated to the breeding of the vine. Led by Jean Michel Comme, Château Pontet-Canet’s viticulture has gone from conventional cultivation to organic farming and biodynamic farming. Thus, the terroirs, worked daily by Breton horses, have found their originality.
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