Château Pontet-Canet - Pauillac 2014 (750ml)
Price: $116.00
| Producer | Château Pontet-Canet |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pauillac |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2014 |
| Sku | 7892 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 98 Points
A stunning wine for this vintage although it?s still a bit shy on the nose (more spice than fruit showing than now). There?s wet earth too but on the palate it?s bursting with ripe yet subtle flavors. Very long and complex finish that goes on and on.
vVinous: 95+ Points
"The 2014 Pontet-Canet seems to have put on quite a bit of weight and volume since I first tasted it from barrel. Ripe juicy tannins wrap around a core of intense dark cherry plum spice lavender and tobacco. Today it is the wine's sheer intensity and vertical structure that stands out. I wouldn't dream of touching a bottle until at least age ten and even that is almost certainly not going to be enough time for the 2014 to show the full breadth of its potential. The transformation the 2014 has undergone from a delicate nuanced Pauillac to a wine of depth is quite remarkable. Tasted three times. The blend is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon 30% Merlot 5% Petit Verdot vinified in equal parts cement and oak and aged in a combination of 50% new oak 35% amphora and 15% once used barrels. This is a gorgeous wine from the Tesseron family and the team led by Technical Director Jean-Michel Comme."
Wine Advocate: 94 Points
"The 2014 Pontet-Canet now in bottle was tasted twice during my trip to Bordeaux. It has an attractive bouquet: graphite tinged black fruit incense and violets perhaps a little more hedonistic than I envisaged when I tasted it from barrel. The palate is medium-bodied with tensile tannin thanks to the keen line of acidity. I like the precision of this Pontet-Canet. It feels linear and correct pencil lead notes developing towards the second half more quintessentially Pauillac than previous vintages with what you might describe as a classic Pauillac finish that retains the focus that I remarked upon from barrel. Tasted February 2017."
Wine Spectator: 93 Points
This delivers a notable menthol note, showing an ample core of well-steeped blackberry, plum and black currant fruit. A bright anise streak checks in on the back end, with a slightly loamy structure imparting a broad feel through the finish. Needs to pull together a bit more, but the fruit is there. Best from 2020 through 2030.
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