Pontet-Canet 1996
Red
Pauillac, France
7.9
WineSaint
Scorched earth and dried herbs lead, followed by concentrated dark fruit that shows impressive staying power. The structure remains firm yet polished, with classic graphite minerality threading through the finish. This pre-biodynamic bottling has aged gracefully but is now at its peak.
scorched earthdark fruitgraphitedried herbs
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.