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%.