Chateau Pontet-Canet2008
RED WINE
- Producer Chateau Pontet-Canet
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Blend
4% Cabernet Franc
65% Cabernet Sauvignon
30% Merlot
1% Petit Verdot - Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Pauillac
- UPC 3700446508128
Reviews
James Suckling 94
The minerality and floral character to this is really impressive with lots of bark, currant and dried rose character. Full body, chewy yet polished tannins and a mouthwatering finish. Made from biodynamcially grown grapes. Drink or hold.
by JS, James Suckling , 2016
Wine Enthusiast 95
Smooth, with dense tannins hidden behind the ripe, pure fruit, this important wine shows class and an impeccable balance of fruit and tannin. Rich as well as structured, this is a beautiful wine.
by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2011
Wine Spectator 92
Quite dense, but pure and fresh, with the core of fig, damson plum and mulled cherry fruit already well-defined, and the back end of rounded loam and roasted cedar grip fully integrated. The finish is long and powerful.
by JM, Wine Spectator , 2011
Wine Advocate 96
A candidate for the "wine of the vintage," Pontet Canet's 2008 boasts an opaque purple color as well as copious aromas of sweet blueberries, blackberries and black currant fruit intertwined with lead pencil shavings, subtle barbecue smoke and a hint of forest floor.
by RP, Wine Advocate , 2011
Technical Details
Tasting notes
Very intense colour. On the nose, both refined and complex, it is dominated by an expressive fruit of great purity. On the palate, the tannins have great amplitude characterised by finesse and a rare precision. The vibrant quality of this wine gives it an all together other emotional dimension.It's a wine whereby the terroir of Pontet-Canet is totally left sublime!
Vintage
After last year's difficult agriculture season, we dreamt of a little serenity for 2008. But nature decided differently in other words, sending us 4 months of rain and sun deprivation during summer.Thankfully, part of September was particularly hot and dry.
By using natural products and plants to treat our vineyard, we were able to prevent illness amongst the vines as well as gaining more knowledge in our method of viticulture by respecting and accompanying them in their development with tenderness and harmony.
Finally for the first time in more than 40 years, the sound of horse’s hooves have replaced that of tractors as an experiment destined to avoid compacting the soils.