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Château Pontet-Canet 2015
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 2015.
Description Château Pontet-Canet 2015.
The 2015 vintage is undoubtedly a very good wine year in Bordeaux. The flowering of the vines was able to benefit from a beautiful sunny weather in June, and the summer that followed was hot and dry. The small rains that occurred in mid-August were welcome for a good start of the ripening process. The late season in September and October offered a very nice harvest in a superb sanitary state, with grapes of an excellent aromatic potential.
Blend of the 2015 vintage: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot.
The color is intensely purple, very bewitching, adorned with elegant slightly tiled reflections.
The nose offers a magnificent aromatic bouquet of blackcurrant and black cherry, as well as refreshing notes of violet, gingerbread, cardamom and roast.
In the mouth, it combines power and elegance, density and amplitude, with a beautiful acidity that carries its fleshy and juicy body. The tannins are finely chiseled, enveloping flavors of jammy black fruits, pepper and chocolate. The finish is long and muscular, characterizing a great Pauillac wine.
Food and wine pairing:
Château Pontet-Canet 2015 will accompany dishes such as a tournedos of duck Rossini, a roasted wild boar leg, a stew of marcassin confit with peppers or a beef tenderloin with morel sauce.
For a pairing with cheese, choose pressed and uncooked cheeses: cantal, old mimolette, morbier, saint-nectaire and tomme de Savoie.
For dessert, it will be particularly delicious with a chocolate layer cake, a black forest or a famous chocolate mi-cuit.
Cellaring potential and tasting:
Château Pontet-Canet 2015 is a wine that still requires a few years in the cellar to refine its great potential, and it will reach its peak between 2030 and 2032.
However, it can be enjoyed now if properly prepared. To do so, take care to place the bottle the night before in the serving room at room temperature. Open and decant the bottle at least 4 to 5 hours before tasting.
The bottles will be kept in the cellar protected from the light, lying down, at an optimal hygrometric degree of 70%.