Pontet-Canet 2011
Red
Pauillac, France
6.9
WineSaint
Dense and brooding with cassis, graphite and forest floor. The palate shows good weight but coarse tannins and barnyard funk intrude on the finish. Disappointing for an estate of this caliber.
cassisgraphiteforest floorbarnyard
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.