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2011 Château Pontet-Canet Pauillac Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note

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2011
Château Pontet-Canet  (Pauillac)
92
Thyme, spearmint, flowers, forest floor, and red fruits are found in the nose. Medium-bodied, with a strong tobacco edge to the fruits on the palate, the wine is a bit drying in the otherwise, sweet, red currant filled finish. The wine blends 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, 13.5% ABV. Drink from 2025-2055. Drink from 2022-2035.

Thyme, spearmint, flowers, forest floor, and red fruits are found in the nose. Medium-bodied, with a strong tobacco edge to the fruits on the palate, the wine is a bit drying in the otherwise, sweet, red currant filled finish. The wine blends 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, 13.5% ABV. Drink from 2025-2055. Drink from 2022-2035.

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Garnet in color with bricking at the edges, the nose opens with savory herbs, tobacco, wet earth, and smoky red fruits. On the palate, the wine is fresh, soft, and focused on its spicy red currants, red plums, and sweet cherries. There is a savory quality to the fruits and a touch of cocoa on the palate and in the olive-tinged, spicy, polished finish. With a brief decanting, the wine is fully ready to drink.

Garnet in color with bricking at the edges, the nose opens with savory herbs, tobacco, wet earth, and smoky red fruits. On the palate, the wine is fresh, soft, and focused on its spicy red currants, red plums, and sweet cherries. There is a savory quality to the fruits and a touch of cocoa on the palate and in the olive-tinged, spicy, polished finish. With a brief decanting, the wine is fully ready to drink.

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Medium bodied, forward, early drinking style with a focus on dark red fruits and freshness which makes this great for tasting, while waiting for vintages like 2005, 2009 and 2010 to come around.

Medium bodied, forward, early drinking style with a focus on dark red fruits and freshness which makes this great for tasting, while waiting for vintages like 2005, 2009 and 2010 to come around.

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Dark ruby in hue, primary as you would expect, with a boatload of fresh, ripe blackberries, dark cherries, tobacco, fennel and stone aromas in the nose. The wine is balanced, soft and round, with freshness, slightly powdery tannins and a clean, concentrated, sweet, fresh boysenberry finish. This is already drinkable.

Dark ruby in hue, primary as you would expect, with a boatload of fresh, ripe blackberries, dark cherries, tobacco, fennel and stone aromas in the nose. The wine is balanced, soft and round, with freshness, slightly powdery tannins and a clean, concentrated, sweet, fresh boysenberry finish. This is already drinkable.

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Produced from an assemblage of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. Deep ruby in color with scents of coffee, licorice, truffle, smoke and blackberry. The wine is fresh, pure, clean and filled with spicy cassis. Compared to recent vintages, this is a round, approachable, refined style of Pontet Canet finishing with silky cassis and spice. 93-95 Pts

Produced from an assemblage of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. Deep ruby in color with scents of coffee, licorice, truffle, smoke and blackberry. The wine is fresh, pure, clean and filled with spicy cassis. Compared to recent vintages, this is a round, approachable, refined style of Pontet Canet finishing with silky cassis and spice. 93-95 Pts

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When to Drink Chateau Pontet Canet, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time

Chateau Pontet Canet is not at its best in its youth, even with several hours of decanting. This is due to the high levels of tannins and intense concentration in the wine. The wine is usually better at 10-12-15 years of bottle age. Of course, that can vary slightly, depending on the vintage character.

In the best years, the wine will be at its best between 15 and 45 years of age after the vintage. Young vintages can be decanted for 2-4 hours. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment.

Serving Chateau Pontet Canet, with Wine and Food Pairings

Chateau Pontet Canet is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.

Chateau Pontet Canet is best paired with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Chateau Pontet Canet is also good when matched with Asian dishes, rich fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, pasta and a myriad of hard and soft cheeses.

Jean Michel Comme also owns his own biodynamically farmed vineyard, Champ des Treilles in the Sainte Foy appellation.

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