Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac

2015

Blend

65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot

Wine designation

Château Pontet-Canet, Red, 2015
Category: Pauillac, 5ème Grand Cru Classé, Bordeaux

Food pairing

Pairs with grilled ribeye steak, herb-crusted rack of lamb or roasted duck breast.
Data sheet

Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac

2015

Tasting notes

A wine of impressive intensity. A complex nose dominated by fresh fruit. The palate is immense, powerful, vibrant, and extremely smooth. The whole is carried by a freshness that makes the finish very tasty. This wine has invigorating energy! People will write about the virtues of this 2015 for years to come.

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.