Pontet-Canet 1999
Red
Pauillac, France
7.5
WineSaint
The wine shows beautiful integration now, with ripe tannins and bright acidity framing the core. Spice and tobacco notes linger on the clean finish. A glimpse of Pontet-Canet's greatness before their biodynamic transformation.
dark berrygraphiteforest floortobacco
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.