ON-137315

Château Pontet Canet 2008, Ac Pauillac

Bordeaux (Cabernet Based) Bordeaux (Cabernet Based)
Bordeaux, France

$96.75 (137315)

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92 pts
5
November 26, 2011

Critic Reviews (2)

David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

Pontet-Canet has risen into the top ranks in Bordeaux, as the price reflects. This is indeed very fine but not at all...

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John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

Like the majority of the 2008 Bordeaux, this is a slimmer, firmer version of Pontet-Canet, with fine purity and...

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Community Reviews (3)

Jason LeBlanc
Jason LeBlanc

amazing! everything was integrated perfectly and well balanced

LCBO LISTED $235/bottle

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Andrew Edwards
Andrew Edwards

Parker: "A candidate for the “wine of the vintage,” Pontet Canet’s 2008 boasts an opaque purple color as well as copious aromas of sweet blueberries, blackberries and black currant fruit intertwined with lead pencil shavings, subtle barbecue smoke and a hint of forest floor. Full-bodied, with fabulous richness, texture and tremendous freshness, this first-growth-like effort is more developed than the uber-powerful 2010. Give it 5-8 years of cellaring and drink it over the following three decades. Bravo!"

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Robert Polutnik
Robert Polutnik

One friend, a fine cheese, a little bread, this bottle of wine and you will have created a memory forever. Is it worth it, yes, once. Ok, maybe twice.

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