Pontet-Canet 2008
Red
Pauillac, France
7.5
WineSaint
Classic cassis and mineral notes define this restrained Pauillac. The palate shows beautiful precision with firm tannins and bright acidity cutting through dark fruit. Cedar and graphite build on the finish with herbal complexity. Lacks the power of great years but delivers pure class. Drinking beautifully now through 2030.
cassisgraphitecedarherbs
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.