Pauillac - Chateau Pontet-Canet 2020

The domain

Direct neighbor of Mouton-Rothschild, Pontet Canet benefits from a magnificent terroir which has greatly contributed to its fame. The most striking thing in this field is its meteoric rise as well as the biodynamic turn taken, not without risk, in a region where "eco-viticulture" has not yet completely passed into the mores. In the space of 10 years, and thanks to Alfred Tesseron the owner and Jean-Michel Comme the manager, Pontet-Canet has become the most sought-after brand in the world. Medoc. A model of success that will certainly serve as an example!

In the renovated cellars, the greatest care is taken in the production of the wine. For Château Pontet-Canet, a great wine results from understanding the vine and the revelation of the terroir in its purest character. From vatting to maturing, we let nature take its course, in particular with fermentations on native yeasts. For aging, the wine is master of time because it is according to the tasting that it will extend or not. The wines of Pontet-Canet are aged partly in terracotta amphoras, the rest being aged in barrels mostly of several wines. The amphoras are also made in part with components from the soil of Pontet-Canet. Some contain crushed limestone, others whole gravel pebbles. The wine matured in these amphorae then maintains a form of contact with the Pontet-Canet terroir. Merlot wines will preferably go in amphorae containing limestone. The others will be for Cabernet Sauvignon.

The assembly of Pontet-Canet 2016 is composed of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Approximately 55% of the wine was aged in new French oak barrels, 15% in two-year-old barrels and 35% in cement amphoras for 16 months.