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Tasting notes
Score 17/20 · FINE+RARE

Spicy and quite savoury on the palate. very natural with soft earthy notes alongside bramble fruit. Sweet-fruited palate with an open texture then tighter towards the end. An elegant style from this chateau. FINE+RARE

Critic scores

Critic scores
95
94-95/100

James Suckling

17
17/20

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More reviews and scores

88 points
Neal Martin
Score 88/100 · Neal Martin, Sep 2022

The 2012 Pontet-Contet is fleshy and more Right Bank in style than its peers with pure red fruit, leather and light sous-bois notes. The palate is medium-bodied with a bitter entry, plenty of bell pepper notes that feel just a little green towards the finish. This is the second time that I have tasted this Pontet-Canet blind, and I just don't find it successful compared to other vintages. Tasted blind at the Southwold Ten-Year On tasting.

94 points
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Score 94/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, Jul 2022

15 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 15/20 · Drink 2017-2024, Jancis Robinson MW, Feb 2022

Tasted blind. Smudgy, evolved rim. Verging on oxidised. Sweet start. But lacks freshness. Drink up! (JR)

About the producer

Château Pontet-Canet - producer
Pontet Canet

Ch. Pontet-Canet is one of Pauillac’s top estates, and one of its largest at 81 hectares. Although classified as a Fifth Growth, these days it consistently competes with the First Growths

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Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Under the law of Hong Kong, intoxicating liquor must not be sold or supplied to a minor in the course of business. 根據香港法律,不得在業務過程中,向未成年人售賣或供應令人醺醉的酒類 。
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