Chateau Pontet Canet Pauillac 5th Grand Cru Classe 2016
This wine is a true standout from the Pauillac region, showing great complexity and elegance. The nose is full of dark fruit, spices, and cedar, with a hint of violets. On the palate, it is full-bodied and well-structured with firm tannins and balanced acidity. The flavors of blackberry, cassis, and dark chocolate are intense and long-lasting, leading to a persistent finish. This wine has excellent aging potential and will reward those who cellar it for a few decades.
Wine Enthusiast
A voluptuous wine, this is rich and fruity yet properly balanced by a magnificent structure. Pure, crisp and packed with a black currant flavor, this will be a remarkable wine as it develops. Still young, it needs many years to develop. Don't think about drinking before 2025. Roger Voss
Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) -
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2016 Pontet-Canet hits the ground running with a hedonic nose of Black Forest cake, crème de cassis and blueberry pie plus suggestions of candied violets, hoisin, chocolate mint, charcuteries and forest floor with a waft of star anise. Full-bodied, rich, profoundly layered and powerfully fruited, the palate is built like a brick house, with very firm, super ripe, grainy tannins and harmonious freshness, finishing with incredible length and depth. Still incredibly primary and yet already strutting so many layers, I wouldn't be at all surprised if this warrants the three-digit score in a few years' time. - Reviewed by Lisa Perrotti-Brown
