Klassifiziering | Cinquième Cru Classé |
Typ | Rotwein |
Marke | Chateau Pontet Canet |
Jahrgang | 1996 |
Land | Frankreich |
Region | Bordeaux, Pauillac |
Traube | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Bordeaux Blend |
Inhalt | 0,75 |
Zustand | Perfekt |
Label | Perfekt |
Trinkbar | -2030 |
Vorrat | 0 |
Zustand | Perfekt |
Label | Verschmutzt |
I was shocked by how backward the 1996 Pontet-Canet was on the three occasions I tasted it in January. This wine possesses superb potential, but it appears a decade's worth of patience will be necessary. The color is a saturated dark purple. With coaxing, the wine offers aromas of black currant jam intertwined with minerals, sweet oak, and spice. A full-bodied wine, it possesses layered, concentrated, sweet fruit, with an elevated level of ripe tannin.
A young red, with bright black licorice and berry aromas and hints of spice. Full-bodied, with firm tannins and compact fruit structure.
Rene Gabriel rates this wine 18/20 points.