Pontet-Canet 2007
Red
Pauillac, France
7.5
WineSaint
Dense cassis and cedar power through with impressive concentration for the vintage. There's real muscle here beneath the classic Left Bank minerality. Firm tannins grip the finish with authority, demanding cellaring through 2025.
cassiscedargraphitedark 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.