Chateau Pontet-Canet 5eme Cru Classe, Pauillac 2014
$714.00
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Drinking window
Ready - at best · best from 2031 · will keep to 2050.
Tasting notes
James Suckling · James Suckling · 98
This is a stunning wine for this vintage, although it’s still a bit shy on the nose more spice than fruit showing than now). There’s wet earth, too, but on the palate, it’s bursting with ripe yet subtle flavours. It has a very long and complex finish that goes on and on.
Jeb Dunnuck · Jeb Dunnuck · 96
Jane Anson · Decanter · 95
The first year certified as Demeter. Biodyvin as of 2010, so this is a second biodynamic certification. Harvest September 29 to October 10.
A clear step upwards from both the 2012 and 2013 in terms of Pauillac definition and punch, and it is following the usual trajectory of a wine from this corner of Bordeaux - meaning that it is still young at 7 years old, and needs another few years in bottle. Packed full of bilberry and cassis fruits, a deliciously cool and savoury style of Cabernet with crushed mint and blue fruits, concentrated and finessed. There is plenty of juice on the finish also; I just love the progress of this wine through the palate, as it travels slowly but surely towards its destination.
Drink 2021 - 2042
Antonio Galloni · Vinous · 95+
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW · Wine Advocate · 95
Deep garnet with a hint of purple to the colour, the 2014 Pontet-Canet gives a very serious, classic Pauillac nose of blackcurrant preserves, baked blackberries and warm black plums with suggestions of menthol, pencil lead, woodsmoke, cassia and cast-iron pan plus a hint of baking spices. Medium to full-bodied, it fills the mouth with black and blue fruit preserves with a rock-solid frame of grainy tannins and bold freshness, giving lift to the long, exotic spice-laced finish. It is approachable now, but really should start to make jaws drop in another 4-5 years.
Drink 2024 - 2050
Panos Kakaviatos · Decanter · 94
Aged 50% new oak, 35% amphora.
Similar to the 2011, the 2014 has added aromatic steeliness, especially compared with the 2012. However, the 2014 displays lovely fruit purity of cassis, red and black berry on the palate, and I like the tension, even if 2012 wins on sumptuousness.
Drink 2025 - 2045
Neal Martin · Vinous · 93
Tasted from an ex-château bottle at the Pontet-Canet dinner in Washington DC.
The bottle of 2014 Pontet-Canet showed better than the previous one at the 10-Year-On tasting in London. This offers much more restraint on the nose. It's quite precise, with greater mineralité seeping through the black cherry and cassis fruit. The palate has a sorbet-fresh entry, fine tannins and a silky sheen. The oak is fully subsumed after a decade, plus there is a little more depth on the finish compared to previous showings. This is a fine example of the vintage, and bottles should drink well over the next 12 to 15 years.
Drink 2024 - 2044
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