Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac

2011

Blend

60% Cabernet Sauvigon, 35% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot

Wine designation

Château Pontet-Canet, Red, 2011
Category: Pauillac, 5ème Grand Cru Classé, Bordeaux

Food pairing

Consider pairing it with dishes such as grilled or roasted red meats, such as lamb stew or beef steak.
Data sheet

Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac

2011

Tasting notes

Very deep color. The fresh nose is incredibly pure, blending pleasant minerality, fruit, and flowers. Energetic and endowed with fabulous substance, it offers a supremely balanced palate, with a magical sparkle and a touch of taffeta. Fruit, tannins, and acidity blend harmoniously. The magical encounter of a great terroir and biodynamics. A new masterpiece!

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

Converting initially 14 hectares to use biodynamic farming practices in 2004, followed shortly by the entire estate. In 2014, the estate became organic and biodynamic, going further, by taking care to introduce practices that respect the vine’s natural balance. Beginning in 2008, with the goal to limit soil compaction caused by heavy machinery, the estate added a team of 10 Percherons to work half the vineyard and used to spray infusions and plant preparations.