Pontet-Canet 1995
Red
Pauillac, France
7.0
WineSaint
Graphite and cassis aromatics reveal the wine's formidable tannic grip. There's impressive concentration beneath the stern exterior, with cedar and dark fruit emerging slowly. More generous than the austere '94, though still requiring years to shed its youthful severity. Built for decades.
graphitecassiscedardark fruit
Label
Pontet-Canet
→Fifth Growth Pauillac with the ambitions of a Second. Pontet-Canet has been one of Bordeaux's most closely watched estates since Alfred Tesseron's family began overhauling it in the 1990s, converting fully to biodynamics and drawing consistent scores that embarrass its classification.