Pontet-Canet 2005
Red
Pauillac, France
8.7
WineSaint
Dense waves of cassis and graphite build with coffee, cedar and exotic spice. This is Pauillac at full throttle. Rich, concentrated and almost hedonistic in its intensity. Formidable tannins demand serious cellaring, but the fruit density suggests a brilliant evolution ahead. Drink 2015-2035.
cassisgraphitecoffeecedar
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.