Les Hauts de Pontet Canet, Pauillac,

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Les Hauts de Pontet Canet, Pauillac, 2005

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Les Hauts de Pontet Canet, Pauillac, 2005

A great second wine from this exciting Médoc château in a stellar vintage that looks better every time we retaste it. Offering deep, pure cassis fruit on the nose with a hint of smoky gravel that it is typical to this part of the Pauillac plâteau, this is a silky smooth and balanced claret that shows real breeding and will drink well from late 2008 and for at least five years to come. A must for a good drinking cellar.

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ABV:

13%

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Château Pontet Canet

Pontet-Canet is a 5ème Cru Classé, located in the appellation of Pauillac. Alfred Tesseron owns and runs this sizeable estate, which covers 80ha adjoining Mouton Rothschild. The terroir is elevated gravel and the vines are a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, yielding pure wines with a distinctively smoky edge. Quality has steadily climbed here since the mid-1990's and Pontet-Canet is now one of the most exciting and in vogue properties in the Médoc. With stringent fruit selection at harvest time and brand new, innovative cement fermentation tanks, Alfred is set to keep these wines at the forefront of modern Bordeaux.

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