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2003 Ch Pontet Canet 5ème Cru Pauillac - 12x75cl
06A3PONC _ 2003 - Ch Pontet Canet 5ème Cru Pauillac - 12x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Pontet-Canet
  • Region Pauillac
  • Drinking 2014 - 2030
  • Case size 12x75cl
  • Available Now

2003 - Ch Pontet Canet 5ème Cru Pauillac - 12x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Pontet-Canet
  • Region Pauillac
  • Drinking 2014 - 2030
  • Case size 12x75cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £1,118.47 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £93.20 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £900.00 In Bond
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  • Goedhuis, April 2004

    The urbane Alfred Tesseron was all smiles when we visited him. Alfred reckons that this is the finest Pontet Canet in the last 25 years. The Merlot was classy enough but the Cabernet Sauvignon was of a quality rarely seen. This is without any doubt one of the wines of the vintage such is its sheer class, balance and purity. It is a dense blue/black colour, packed with intense elderberry fruit and while firm, its structure has the feel of velvet.

  • Goedhuis, April 2004

    The urbane Alfred Tesseron was all smiles when we visited him. Alfred reckons that this is the finest Pontet Canet in the last 25 years. The Merlot was classy enough but the Cabernet Sauvignon was of a quality rarely seen. This is without any doubt one of the wines of the vintage such is its sheer class, balance and purity. It is a dense blue/black colour, packed with intense elderberry fruit and while firm, its structure has the feel of velvet.

  • Robert Parker, August 2014, Score: 95+

    The spectacular 2003 Pontet Canet is still incredibly young and vigorous. This full-bodied classic boasts a dense purple color as well as a superb nose of graphite, creme de cassis, forest floor, licorice and a hint of truffles, low acidity, and extravagant richness. Most of the tannins have been resolved in this superstar of the vintage. It should continue to drink well for 10-15+ years.

  • Robert Parker, April 2006, Score: 95

    One cannot say enough about the labors of proprietor Alfred Tesseron, who has personally overseen the dramatic increase in quality of the wines at Pontet-Canet which started in a significant manner with 1994. This is a classic Pauillac-styled wine (meaning oodles of cassis flavors), as one might expect from a vineyard on the plateau of Pauillac, across the street from Mouton-Rothschild. One of the great successes of the vintage and certainly one of the most profound Pontet-Canets made over the last decade is the 2003. Deep purple to the rim with a glorious nose of scorched earth, black currant jam, smoke, licorice, and roasted meats, it is full-bodied, incredibly powerful, dense, with low acidity but high tannin, broad-shouldered, and savory. This is a stunning, pure, classic Pontet-Canet that should be at its best between 2010 and 2035.

  • Robert Parker, April 2005, Score: 91-93

    In this vintage the final blend, which tips the scales at 12.9% alcohol, includes 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The wine is impressively endowed but still backward and not at all one of the more showy and flamboyant 2003s. It is dense purple-colored to the rim, with a pure creme de cassis nose intermixed with some high-class toasty new oak, full-bodied with ripe tannin and low acidity in a rather formidable, concentrated style that still seems backward in spite of what I am sure is more glycerin and a lower acid style than usual. As most well-informed insiders in Bordeaux know, proprietor Alfred Tesseron has been doing everything right since 1994 in order to fully develop the enormous potential of this vineyard adjacent to Mouton-Rothschild. Some serious work is done in the vineyard including de-budding, de-leafing, and crop-thinning. The harvest usually takes place in several attempts trying to maximize ripeness and there are two separate sorting tables. Yields have dropped dramatically, and of course there is a severe selection. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2030.+

  • James Suckling, April 2004, Score: 95-100

    Very concentrated nose of blackberries, licorice and smoke, turning to flowers. Full-bodied, very rich and powerful with massive tannins, but it finishes sweet and ripe. This is muscular, but then it turns to crushed fruit. Superseductive. Best Pontet I have ever tasted. -- J.S.

  • Decanter, April 2004

    Very deep ruby, very concentrated nose, hardly approachable now, but still pure and fresh, really dense impression of terroir, yet a lifted fruit, succulent despite the very firm tannins, a classic Pauillac. Drink 2012-2030.

Producer

Château Pontet-Canet

This star has been rising since 1994 when Alfred Tesseron began practicing Draconian-like measuresto extract the most potential from his top Pauillac property. Some of the advances include debudding, de-leafing and severe crop thinning. Unlike many advanced Bordeaux cellars, their vinification vats are not set on "auto pilot" but are manually and meticulously controlled. They understand the needs of each vintage vary and re...Read more

This star has been rising since 1994 when Alfred Tesseron began practicing Draconian-like measuresto extract the most potential from his top Pauillac property. Some of the advances include debudding, de-leafing and severe crop thinning. Unlike many advanced Bordeaux cellars, their vinification vats are not set on "auto pilot" but are manually and meticulously controlled. They understand the needs of each vintage vary and respond accordingly.Read less

Region

Pauillac

Due south of St Estèphe lies the appellation of Pauillac, the king of Left Bank communes. It is home to three first growths as well as a plethora of other classified growths. Pauillac's renowned well-draining, gravelly soils enable its dominant grape Cabernet Sauvignon to reach fantastic heights of complexity and concentration. As a result, Pauilac's wines tend to be full-bodied with compact tannins and good freshness. Its aromatics are often what one associates with classic Bordeaux: pencil shavings, black currant and occasional mint. Some of the most famous châteaux of the commune are Latour, Mouton Rothschild, Lafite Rothschild, Pichon Baron, Pichon Lalande and Lynch Bages.

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