2016 Chateau Pontet-Canet, Pauillac, Bordeaux

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2016 Chateau Pontet-Canet, Pauillac, Bordeaux

2016 Chateau Pontet-Canet, Pauillac, Bordeaux

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The 2016 Chateau Pontet-Canet, Pauillac, Bordeaux was a Merchant's Pick

100 point Blue Chip Bordeaux!

November 11, 2020

It's hard not to fall in love with this wine."  Decanter

"The 2016 Pontet-Canet is absolutely breathtaking... 2016 is one of the most exquisitely well-balanced young Pontet-Canets I can remember tasting." Vinous

If you have the patience, this wine will blossom even more in the next five years and provide an unmatched drinking experience for the proceeding 20.  

I, however, don't have patience and have already begun enjoying it!

Powerful, ample and racy in the glass, the 2016 is one of the most exquisitely well-balanced young Pontet-Canets I can remember tasting. Savory, high-toned aromatics and brisk mineral notes lend energy and delineation as this vivid wonderfully alive wine opens up in the glass. The flavors are dark and incisive, but it is the wine's total sense of harmony that is most compelling. All of the elements are simply in the right place. The 2016 is tremendous. It's as simple as that. As is often the case, Pontet-Canet is one of the most singular wines in Bordeaux."  Antonio Galloni, Vinous

If you have any special occasions from 2016 (weddings, birth of a child) or are looking for the perfect holiday gift for yourself or someone else, the 2016 Chateau Pontet-Canet is a must have.

If you have a cellar, this blockbuster Bordeaux needs to be part of your collection.  It is one of the ambassadors from an outstanding 2016 Bordeaux vintage. 

Enjoy!

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Wine Enthusiast's "Cellar Selection" and #2 Wine of 2019

By David Gettenberg

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100

“This will be a remarkable wine.”

Wine Enthusiast • 100 / 100

Top Cellar Selections, #2 of 2019 • "Editor's Choice" • "A voluptuous wine, this is rich and fruity yet properly balanced by a magnificent structure. Pure, crisp and packed with a black currant flavor, this will be a remarkable wine as it develops. Still young, it needs many years to develop."
99

“One of the most exquisitely well-balanced young Pontet-Canets I can remember tasting.”

Vinous • 99 / 100

"The 2016 Pontet-Canet is absolutely breathtaking. Powerful, ample and racy in the glass, the 2016 is one of the most exquisitely well-balanced young Pontet-Canets I can remember tasting. Savory, high-toned aromatics and brisk mineral notes lend energy and delineation as this vivid wonderfully alive wine opens up in the glass. The flavors are dark and incisive, but it is the wine's total sense of harmony that is most compelling. All of the elements are simply in the right place. The 2016 is tremendous. It's as simple as that. As is often the case, Pontet-Canet is one of the most singular wines in Bordeaux. Alfred Tesseron could have chosen to play things safe when he took over the management of the estate in the mid-1990s. Instead, he chose a very different path. No proprietor in Bordeaux has taken more risks over the last two decades than Alfred Tesseron. A commitment to biodynamic farming, sustainability across the entire estate more broadly, and the adoption of new concepts for Bordeaux, such as aging a portion of the wine in terra cotta, set Pontet-Canet apart from other properties in Pauillac and the Left Bank. Not surprisingly, the wine is also starkly different from the wines of neighboring estates."
98+

“A wine that will merit a triple-digit rating in a decade or so.”

Jeb Dunnuck • 98+ / 100

"Reminding me of the 2010 and, I suspect, a wine that will merit a triple-digit rating in a decade or so (I tasted this on multiple occasions and thought it was perfect on one of them), the 2016 Château Pontet-Canet comes from 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and the balance Petit Verdot that spent 16 months in 50% new French oak, 35% in concrete amphora, and the rest in second fill oak. Thrilling notes of pure crème de cassis, lead pencil shavings, crushed mint, graphite, and crushed rock notes all emerge from this deep, powerful, yet elegant Pauillac. The style of this wine has become more and more finesse-driven and pure, yet it hasn’t lost a beat on concentration or length. This singular, beautiful Pontet-Canet needs 7-8 years of cellaring (it has some accessibility today given its purity and balance) and will keep for 4-5 decades."
98

“Opulent scents of plum preserves, spice cake, hoisin and crème de cassis.”

Robert Parker • 98 / 100

"The blend of the 2016 Pontet-Canet is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Around 55% of the wine was aged in new French oak barrels, 15% in two-year-old barrels and 35% in cement amphorae for 16 months. Deep garnet-purple colored, it opens with opulent scents of plum preserves, spice cake, hoisin and crème de cassis with fragrant wafts of potpourri, wood smoke and rose hip tea. Medium to full-bodied, rich and decadent, with loads of spicy layers, it has a firm, velvety texture with great freshness and incredible depth, finishing very long and on a compelling mineral note."
98

“It's hard not to fall in love with this wine.”

Decanter • 98 / 100

"The 2016 Pontet-Canet is a vintage that shows off the best of Pontet, and is similar in feel to their 2010. Gorgeously rich right from the first nose, it opens stunningly in the glass, showing waves of tight black fruits, touches of redcurrant, liquorice and aniseed, fine tannins and mouthwatering salinity. It manages to remain balanced without losing the punch and concentration of Pauillac, rising up through the palate. It's hard not to fall in love with this wine, and it will clearly age with grace and ease."

Producer: Chateau Pontet-Canet

Country: France

Region: Bordeaux

Subregion: Pauillac

Varietal: Cabernet Blend

Vintage: 2016

Size: 750ml

Code: W00145-2016-750

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