Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac

1982

Blend

Wine designation

Château Pontet-Canet, Red, 1982
Category: Pauillac, 5ème Grand Cru Classé, Bordeaux

Food pairing

A perfect accompaniment for aged parmesan cheese, a filet of veal with a wine reduction sauce or alongside roasted Cornish game hens with truffle butter.

Data sheet

Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac

1982

Tasting notes

Considered an exceptional vintage the color has amber edges but the core remains a deep ruby with enjoyable elements of cedar, smoke, tobacco, and earth. Has softened tannins that still remain pleasant and expressive.

Vineyard

Vineyard size: 81 hectares

Soil composition: Predominantly gravel with clay-limestone subsoil

Winemaking

Fermentation container: Hand-picked

Maceration technique: Vinification in concrete vats, vinification by parcel.

Aging: Oak Barrels

16-18 months with 50% in new oak barrels

Type of oak: French

Bottles produced: 300 000

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.

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.