Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac

2002

Blend

65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot

Wine designation

Château Pontet-Canet, Red, 2002
Category: Pauillac, 5ème Grand Cru Classé, Bordeaux

Food pairing

Pair with grilled rib of beef or roast lamb with Provençal herbs.
Data sheet

Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac

2002

Tasting notes

The nose is dominated by violet and red fruit, with a distinguished woodiness.The full attack is followed by a structure on the palate that is both full and raffinate, with plenty of richness. The high-quality tannins offer no roughness. The length on the palate is impressive.

Vineyard

Vineyard size: 81 hectares
Soil composition: Clay and limestone soils

Winemaking

Fermentation container: Truncated-cone tanks, stainless steel tanks.
Maceration technique: 4 weeks on the skins for extraction.
Aging: Oak Barrels
50% new oak barrels, 35% concrete amphoras, 15% one year-old barrels.
Type of oak: French
Winemaker: Jean-Michel Comme
Consulting œnologist: Michel Rolland

Heritage in the vineyard

Domaine

Jean-François de Pontet, in the early 18th century, would bring together plots of land in the Pauillac area. His descendants add the vineyard to create the estate. Later classified as a 5ème Cru Classé. Later purchased by Herman Cruse in 1865. In 1975, Guy Tesseron would purchase the estate, currently managed by Alfred Tesseron along with Justine Tesseron.
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Green in the vineyard

Environmental practices

Starting in 2014, the first hectares were converted to biodynamic agriculture as a trial run. Shortly after the entire state was converted. In 2010, becoming organic certified and biodynamic. To avoid heavy compaction of the soils, the estate uses horses to work the soil as well as apply herbal treatments.