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2022 Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (57%), Merlot (35%), Cabernet Franc (4%), Petit Verdot (4%)
Not ready
Product: 20228007342
2022 Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac, Bordeaux

Description

Alfred Tesseron considers this, his 47th vintage, the best wine he’s ever made. Because of the property’s long-standing biodynamic regime and the extensive use of amphorae for ageing, the criteria for assessing Pontet-Canet are slightly different than elsewhere. 

The aromas tend more towards earth and savoury than other 2022s, which are so assertively fruity. The wine’s weave and texture are also different: more open and mellow, with an almost amorphous feel. 

But the wine is fascinating; there are no off-notes or impurities and nothing “wild” about the aromas. The estate’s followers will absolutely adore this, and it will give pleasure to agnostics.

Cabernet Sauvignon 57%; Merlot 35%; Cabernet Franc 4%; Petit Verdot 4%

Drink 2029 - 2050

Score: 17/20

Berry Bros. & Rudd (April 2023)

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2022
Maturity Not ready
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (57%), Merlot (35%), Cabernet Franc (4%), Petit Verdot (4%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Pontet-Canet

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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Pauillac

Pauillac

The aristocrat of the Médoc boasts 75 percent of the region’s First Growths, with Grand Cru Classés representing 84 percent of production. Pauillac's First Growths each have their own unique characteristics: Ch. Lafite Rothschild produces the region’s most aromatically-complex and subtly-flavoured wine, while – with its high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon – Ch. Mouton Rothschild can produce a decadently rich, fleshy and exotic wine.
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Chateau Pontet-Canet

Château Pontet-Canet is a large Pauillac estate that can trace its origins back to 1725, when Jean-François Pontet gave his name to the estate he had acquired. The wine was not château-bottled until 1972 and in 1975 the property was sold to Guy Tesseron, of the Tesseron family, one of the finest exponents of luxury, very old, aged Cognacs (Cognac Tesseron). The Tesserons also own Château Lafon-Rochet in St-Estephe. Today, Château Pontet-Canet is owned and run by Alfred and Michel Tesseron.
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