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Château Pontet-Canet 2022

Bordeaux - Pauillac - 5ème Grand Cru Classé - Château Pontet-Canet
$691.46

Format et conditionnement

En-primeur wine 2022, delivery 1st half 2025
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Stored in air-conditioned cellar
Stored in air-conditioned cellar
Data sheets
Grape varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon 57%
Merlot 35%
Petit Verdot 4%
Cabernet Franc 4%
Château Pontet-Canet

Château Pontet-Canet

Perched on the heights of the Pauillac appellation, Château Pontet-Canet is one of the Médoc's most essential crus. Its founder, Jean-François de Pontet, esquire to the king and governor of the Médoc, acquired it in 1725, and a few years later his heirs bought the neighboring land at Canet: thus was born Château Pontet-Canet. 

Le Domaine was awarded the title of Cinquième Grand Cru Classé in the 1855 wine classification officialized for the Paris Universal Exhibition. A decade later, it was acquired by Herman Cruse, a Bordeaux merchant of Danish origin, and underwent a complete renovation.

It wasn't until Guy Tesseron, who already owned Château Lafon-Rochet to Saint-Estèphe, bought it in 1975 that Domaine began to shine again. His son Alfred would reveal the Extraordinary potential of his terroir from 1994 onwards, converting Domaine to biodynamic farming in particular, thanks to the support of his steward and trusted man Jean-Michel Comme.

Today, it's his daughter Justine Tesseron who continues his work, making Pontet-Canet shine on the wine scene.

Today, Château Pontet-Canet reigns over an 81-hectare vineyard, entirely managed according to biodynamic principles since the 2004 vintage. This makes Domaine a forerunner and benchmark in the world of Bordeaux Grands Crus Classés. It was certified by the Biodyvin and Ecocert labels in 2010, then by the Demeter label in... See more ...

Critics Château Pontet-Canet 2022.

James Suckling
100/100
Jancis Robinson
17.5/20
Decanter
95/100
La Revue du Vin de France
99/100
Wine Cellar Insider - J. Leve
98/100
Wine Independent - L. Perrotti
99/100
Markus Del Monego
98/100
Jeb Dunnuck
99/100
Alexandre Ma
100/100
Inside Bordeaux - J. Anson
94/100
WeinWisser
98/100
Le Figaro
96/100
The Drink Business - C. Hay
96/100
Bettane & Desseauve
98/100

Description Château Pontet-Canet 2022.

Wine review by professional critic Markus Del Monego rated 98+/100

"A wine with incredible length and wonderful structure, great and impressing. A wine with true class".

Wine review by professional critic Georgie Hindle "Decanter" rated 95/100

"Smells bright, super fresh and expressive on the nose, clean and clear, creamy, powdery and softly chewy on the palate".

Wine review by professional critic Alexandre Ma rated 98-100/100

"2022 bears extraordinary significance; in my heart, it represents the long-sought “divine masterpiece”".

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