Château PONTET-CANET
5ème grand cru classé
- 2021
- Pauillac
Contiguous to Mouton-Rothschild, Pontet-Canet is in good vintages the very type of great Pauillac, straight and racy. The first of the Grands Crus Classés to be certified "organic" (in 2010), Pontet-Canet has been at the top of the Médoc since 2000.
The 2021 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 96/100 “The 2021 confirms its greatness! The wine offers absolutely magnificent refinement and subtlety. Freshly fruited, it unfolds on the palate with great suavity and silkiness. The substance is superb, the fruit is poised and the tannins are lacy. One of the most charming wines of the vintage”.
- To keep or to drink :
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée :
- 2026-2040
- Organic certification :
- 2010
From the same producer
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Contiguous to Mouton-Rothschild, Pontet-Canet is in good vintages the very type of great Pauillac, straight and racy. The first of the Grands Crus Classés to be certified "organic" (in 2010), Pontet-Canet has been at the top of the Médoc since 2000.
The 2020 vintage is rated 99/100 by La Revue du Vin de France "The wine is spectacular on the palate too, full and vibrant. A touch of acidity gives it plenty of spring and stretches the finish. A bottle of absolute harmony" (September 2023)
The 2020 vintage is rated 95/100 by N. Martin "Quite structured on the finish (more so than previous vintages) with a soft, insistent grip. This wine is unquestionably more classic than the 2019 recently tasted blind and should mature well in bottle. Excellent." (December 2022)
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2030-2044
- Organic certification:
- 2010
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Contiguous to Mouton-Rothschild, Pontet-Canet is in good vintages the very type of great Pauillac, straight and racy. The first of the Grands Crus Classés to be certified "organic" (in 2010), Pontet-Canet has been at the top of the Médoc since 2000.
The 2017 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2021): 97/100 “In a style reminiscent of the great Burgundy wines, 2017 is also a textured wine, with a touch of powder and a very fine grain. Long and slender, but so persistent.”
Vinous (Antonio Galloni - March 2020): 95/100 “A gorgeous, alluring Pauillac, the 2017 Pontet-Canet is racy and exceptionally polished, with floral top notes that bring out the natural brightness of the red-toned fruit. Super-silky tannins add to the wine's immediacy and sheer allure.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2026-2040
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
- Organic certification:
- 2010
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Contiguous to Mouton-Rothschild, Pontet-Canet is in good vintages the very type of great Pauillac, straight and racy. The first of the Grands Crus Classés to be certified "organic" (in 2010), Pontet-Canet has been at the top of the Médoc since 2000.
Noté 98/100 par la Revue du Vin de France « Avec sa dimension graphite et fusain, une belle épice et cette touche de boisé précieux, il est raffiné. La bouche impose une jolie matière étoffée, avec une belle osmose entre la puissance et la structure tannique. C'est un vin longiligne, doté d'une sève de tanin qui tapisse sans excès. Un vin magnifique, bâti pour la garde. » (Dec. 2021)
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2042
- Potential alcohol:
- 14.5%
- Organic certification:
- 2010
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Contiguous to Mouton-Rothschild, Pontet-Canet is in good vintages the very type of great Pauillac, straight and racy. The first of the Grands Crus Classés to be certified "organic" (in 2010), Pontet-Canet has been at the top of the Médoc since 2000.
Rated 94/100 by the Revue du Vin de France « Les fruits noirs, les épices et le balsamique participent à la complexité et l'élevage est poudré. La bouche se révèle cossue, ample, dotée d'une bonne richesse mais sans exubérance. » (Dec. 2021)
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2040
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%
- Organic certification:
- 2010
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Contiguous to Mouton-Rothschild, Pontet-Canet is in good vintages the very type of great Pauillac, straight and racy. The first of the Grands Crus Classés to be certified "organic" (in 2010), Pontet-Canet has been at the top of the Médoc since 2000.
Rated 93/100 by the Revue du Vin de France « La bouche est veloutée, assise sur une matière en demi-puissance, mais le coeur de bouche est harmonieux. Les tanins sont bien intégrés et l'ensemble séduit par sa texture élégante et soyeuse. Très plaisant 2012. » (Dec. 2021)
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2035
- Organic certification:
- 2010
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Contiguous to Mouton-Rothschild, Pontet-Canet is in good vintages the very type of great Pauillac, straight and racy. The first of the Grands Crus Classés to be certified "organic" (in 2010), Pontet-Canet has been at the top of the Médoc since 2000.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2033
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%
- Organic certification:
- 2010
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Contiguous to Mouton-Rothschild, Pontet-Canet is in good vintages the very type of great Pauillac, straight and racy. The first of the Grands Crus Classés to be certified "organic" (in 2010), Pontet-Canet has been at the top of the Médoc since 2000.
Rated 96/100 by the Revue du Vin de France « Le vin montre une belle richesse gérée par une trame de tanins de qualité qui étire la bouche et lui confère du relief. C'est un ensemble sérieux, encore charnu, qui a de longues années devant lui. » (Dec. 2021)
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2023-2040
- Organic certification:
- 2010
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Contiguous to Mouton-Rothschild, Pontet-Canet is in good vintages the very type of great Pauillac, straight and racy. The first of the Grands Crus Classés to be certified "organic" (in 2010), Pontet-Canet has been at the top of the Médoc since 2000.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2020-2030
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
- Organic certification:
- 2010
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Contiguous to Mouton-Rothschild, Pontet-Canet is in good vintages the very type of great Pauillac, straight and racy. The first of the Grands Crus Classés to be certified "organic" (in 2010), Pontet-Canet has been at the top of the Médoc since 2000.
Vintage 2006 rated 93/100 by Wine Advocate and, tasted again in 2016 by the Revue du Vin de France, rated 17.5/20 "very nice subtle length".
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2015-2028
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%