Château Pontet-Canet Pauillac 2021 - 5ème Grand Cru Classé BIO

Bettane & Desseauve

About the domain :

This cru has become one of the most sought-after in the Médoc, thanks to an extraordinary tandem: Jean-Michel Comme, a charismatic manager with a passion for authenticity, and Alfred Tesseron, an equally committed owner-manager ready to take any risk. Their complicity has enabled the conversion of the vineyard to organic viticulture, inspiring all the neighbors, and the perfecting of a work tool adapted to their quest for truth in the expression of terroir and vintage. There are no more second wines; the whole harvest makes a great wine. In terms of style, in recent vintages a proportion of the wine has been matured in concrete vats, balancing the woodiness to perfection and releasing all the aromatic purity of an exceptional juice.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

About the domain :

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About the wine:

The vintage has produced a digestible wine of great refinement. The fruit is juicy and lively, and the palate is suave with well-defined tannins. A creamy wine, long on the palate and, above all, of great brilliance. The finish is spicy and sapid.

About the domain :

Owned by the Tesseron family, Pontet-Canet owes a great deal to the hard work of Jean-Michel Comme, the architect of the transition to biodynamic viticulture and the builder of the wines for some thirty years. He left the estate in May 2020, handing over to Mathieu Bessonnet. In any case, the cru has been launched, and there's nothing to suggest that he won't continue along the path he's laid out. It's up to Justine Tesseron, Alfred's daughter and now at the helm, to keep Pontet-Canet in a class of its own. A tour of the winery, horse stables and winemaking facilities reveals just how far Pontet-Canet has taken its vision of excellence and respect for nature to the extreme, whatever the naysayers may say. As a pioneer, Pontet-Canet has set a strong trend in the Médoc that is now setting an example.

Wine Enthusiast

About the wine:

Pure aromas of berries and cedar, the wine itself is of great purity. It's a straight line of freshness, blackcurrant and ripe acidity. The wine is beautifully textured and firm at its core. Drink from 2028. Organic and biodynamic.

Terre de Vins

About the wine:

Dazzling and, as a bonus, frost-free. The tisanerie was used extensively to combat mildew, and hard-working teams saved the day, achieving the appellation's average yield of 35 hl/ha. Under the leadership of technical director Mathieu Bessonnet, work in the vineyard was as much about responding to the whims of the weather as it was about responding to the whims of the weather (for example, all the vines were treated in 11 hours). The reward is there, with an expressive bouquet of quetsches en confiture, redcurrant jelly and wild mint, a dense, coated tannic structure, and a very silky texture with a lingering finish of cocoa beans and bitter orange peel. Half of the wine is aged in new barrels, over a third in concrete amphoras and 15% in one-wine barrels. If you're looking for a great tasting wine, this is it!

Yves Beck

About the wine:

Pontet Canet 2021 displays an authentic, precise character, well inspired by the terroir! The wine's unsuspected power and tension make it lively and salivating. The somewhat creamy tannins don't let themselves be put off or impressed; they take on their task well and create a symbiosis with the acid structure. Harmony is thus assured. A Pontet Canet that stands out through its vigor and terroir, and which never fails to remind us that it can perform regardless of the vintage. That's what a great wine is all about. 2027-2047

Vert de Vin

About the wine:

The nose is fruity, elegant and distinguished, offering a lovely purity of fruit, delicacy in its concentration, a lovely finesse of grain and complexity. Notes of bright blackcurrant, violet and, more lightly, fresh Morello cherry are combined with hints of fleshy/juicy violet plum, licorice, fine caramelized hints, graphite, racy minerality, subtle hints of crushed berries, discreet hints of bergamot and cherry blossom. On the palate, the wine is beautifully crafted, delicate and precise, offering purity, juiciness, freshness, fine definition, fine work on the bitters, depth, minerality, fine energy, an acidic structure and a lovely crispness and juiciness. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of pulpy/juicy cherry, fresh/crisp Morello cherry and, more lightly, violet plum, crisp/juicy raspberry, as well as fine hints of bright wild berries, licorice, vanilla, discreet hints of bergamot, subtle hints of fresh flowers, fresh rose, a discreet hint of cardamom, fresh hazelnut, a subtle hint of bourbon vanilla. Supple tannins. Good length. A nice success, a classic.

Tastingbook - Markus Del Monego

About the wine:

Dark purple color with violet highlights and black core. Opulent nose with multi-layered character, ripe blackberry, blackcurrant, black cherry, candied wild berry notes in the background. Very elegant spice, vanilla and gingerbread notes. Very structured on the palate, this wine has freshness, precision and elegance, with good length. Excellent fruit and fine spices, notes of bitter chocolate on the finish. A very elegant wine with good tension and promising potential.