Pontet-Canet 2019
Red
Pauillac, France
8.8
WineSaint
Dark cassis and graphite notes define this muscular Pauillac, with layers of violet and cedar building intensity. Powerfully structured with firm, ripe tannins that promise decades of evolution. Shows impressive concentration and length. Drink 2027-2050.
cassisgraphitevioletcedar
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.