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Chateau Pontet-Canet 2024
Standard - 75cl
ETA: +2 years
ETA: +2 years
Fine Wine Library | Tasted En Primeur April 2024
There is a sweet spot in our hearts for Pontet-Canet who exceeds their 5th Growth status. Their winery and vats is one of the more impressive in Pauillac marrying history with modern winemaking flair. In 2018 they lost 2/3 of their production to mildew and they’ve learnt from their mistakes to avoid that happening again in 2024. They would wake up at 4am to spray for example. A deep core of ripe blackberry, herbal spice, hint of oak and tabacco. The fruit is very pure and the weight and structure were great. Very good aging potential here. Very fine tannins. Everything in this domaine is geared towards making only one great wine and it certainly shows in 2024.
- Vintage2024
- ColourRed
- ProducerChateau Pontet-Canet
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- Sub RegionPauillac
- DesignationAOP
- Bottle SizeStandard - 75cl
- ABV13.5
- LWIN10143072024
Wine Critic Reviews
The 2024 Pontet-Canet is one of the most elegant wines I have tasted here in some time, as in a long time. Brisk acids and beams of tannin shape a mid-weight, classically built Pontet-Canet unlike any I have tasted. The 2024 is not an obvious wine, it does not have the opulence of most recent years, rather it is a wine that impresses with its energy, tension and class. Floral, spice and mineral notes stain the palate in this vibrant, beautifully sculpted Pontet-Canet. The 2024 is seriously impressive, but it is also less immediate than what was once the norm because of a shift towards a style that favors greater energy and vibrancy than in the recent past. The evolution here is going to be fascinating to follow in the coming years. Tasted three times.
- Reviewer Name: Antonio Galloni
The 2024 Pontet Canet was picked between September 26 and October 11. It matured in 50% new oak, 15% used oak and 35% in concrete amphoras. It has a very pure bouquet with black cherry, wild strawberry, cassis and light violet scents vying for attention. This is not quite as complex as the '22 I tasted a few months earlier. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly grainy tannins on the entry, a keen line of acidity and veins of blue fruit commingling with black pepper and light graphite notes. Cohesive on the finish, there is an attractive linearity to this Pontet Canet, with satisfying sustain that delivers about as much precision as anyone could hope for in this vintage. Give this two or three years once in bottle, and drink over the next 15.
- Reviewer Name: Neal Martin
Vibrant ruby in colour with violet edging, this is beautifully measured, with a careful release of black fruits. Puts the focus on the floral side of Cabernet Sauvignon, with rose petals, chamomile, fragrant tomato leaf and lilac. There is austerity on the opening, with tight architecture but as it opens juice begins to flow through the pumice and slate-textured tannins, and this delivers a finessed, slim-style of Pauillac, with plenty of ageing potential and quiet confidence. One of the successes of the vintage. Harvest September 26 through to October 11. 3.8ph, 50% new oak, 35% concrete amphoras. Tasted twice.
- Drinking Window: 2032 - 2046
- Reviewer Name: Jane Anson