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The 2021 Pontet Canet has more Petit Verdot in the blend this year, and has a savoury, spicy quality as a result, as well as fine, pure blackberry, blackcurrant fruit. Woody herbs, graphite, black pepper and lavender develop on the nose. Fresh acidity and cashmere tannins frame the wine, this is expressive and aromatic now but will mature beautifully in bottle.
The 2021 Pontet Canet, which contains a little more Petit Verdot than usual, was bottled in July. It has a very attractive bouquet with pure black fruit, cedar and light iris flower scents. It is not powerful, yet there is elegance here. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and a crisp line of acidity. Just a hint of mocha lurks in the background, but there is a satisfying, almost citric freshness toward the finish. Suggestions of graphite linger on the aftertaste. I have not spared Pontet Canet from criticism in recent vintages, but that said, I really warmed to this 2021, and it should age with style.
The 2021 Pontet-Canet is a soft, open-knit, attractive wine, but its light structure is impossible to look past. Graphite, dried herbs, menthol and licorice fill out the layers. The 2021 is a fairly accessible Pontet Canet that will drink well with minimal cellaring. Harvest took place from September 24 through October 12. Yields were 34 hectoliters per hectare.
Maturity Young 2027 - 2049
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Critic score 97/100
Maturity Young 2028 - 2055
Maturity Ready 2017 - 2030
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