Chateau Pontet-Canet Pauillac 2020
98 Pts, Parker’s Wine Advocate – 98 Pts, James Suckling – 97 Points, Jeb Dunnuck – 97 Pts, Wine Enthusiast – 97 Pts, Jane Anson (Inside Bordeaux) – 97 Pts, Decanter
Today, this chateau in Pauillac is known for making some of the absolute best wines on the planet, and in really great vintages, I think they really flex their muscles. If there’s one thing Pontet-Canet does consistently, it’s outperform its second-growth and first-growth neighbors. In the 2020 vintage, this is again the case, with six different publications coming in at 97 points or higher. Unanimous love.
The blend this year was dominated by a heavy mix Cabernet Sauvignon representing 60% of the blend, followed by Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot, all aged in 50% new oak with 15% used oak, and 35% concrete amphorae. The Wine Advocate found “mouth-coating red and black fruits with loads of fragrant earth and floral sparks, framed by velvety tannins and seamless freshness.” Decanter calls it “a great Pontet – immediately seductive and enjoyable with a long ageing potential.”
Original price was: $155.00.$129.00Current price is: $129.00.
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99-100 Points, James Suckling
What a finish on this Pontet-Canet. So much energy and brightness. It’s full-bodied yet so tight and focused with superb fruit and transparency. It is racy and fine with super fine texture. It’s like crushed cabernet sauvignon with cassis, tobacco and cigar box. Licorice and spices. Freshness of the seed. 57% cabernet sauvignon, 35% merlot, 4% cabernet franc, and 4% petit verdot.
99+ Points, Jeb Dunnuck
“The 2022 Château Pontet-Canet is brilliant and should easily be up with the crème de la crème from the Médoc. Based on 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and 4% each of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it was vinified mostly in concrete (there’s a small part in wood), and the aging is in 50% new French oak, 35% in amphora, and the rest in once-used barrels. It has an incredibly pure bouquet of cassis, graphite, lead pencil, and scorched earth. This carries to a full-bodied Pauillac with a deep, layered mid-palate, building tannins, and a great finish. It has the purity, richness, and structure that makes this vintage so compelling and is going to be drinkable with just 4-6 years of bottle age but have an incredibly long life.”
Jean Francois Pontet, Royal Master of the Horse in the early 18th Century, bought and consolidated several plots of land located northwest of Pauillac. Several years later, in 1750, his descendants bought neighboring vineyards in an area named “Canet”, thus creating one of the largest estates in the entire Medoc. The rest as they say is history.
Today, the chateau in Pauillac is known for making some of the absolute best wines on the planet, and in really great vintages, I think they really flex their muscles. If there’s one thing Pontet-Canet does consistently, it’s outperform its second-growth and first-growth neighbors. In the 2020 vintage, this is again one of the most decorated Bordeaux, with six different publications coming in at 97 points or higher. Dollar for dollar, this is one of the best wines you can have anywhere in 2020.
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