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● En primeur 2025 - delivery in early 2028
Critics’ scores and tasting notes
“A blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot that weighs in at 13.3% alcohol, the 2025 Pontet-Canet is one of the finest wines this estate has produced. Wafting from the glass with aromas of sweet cassis, wild berries and plums mingled with notions of violet and burning embers, it's full-bodied, ample and velvety, with a degree of structural polish and sensuality that is rare in the Médoc, ripe acids and a long, penetrating finish. Over the last handful of years, technical director Mathieu Bessonnet and his team have revitalized Pontet-Canet's vineyards with well-timed soil work and precise phytosanitary treatments; and since 2023, the careful use of "pieds de cuve" in the winery, along with early blending, more refined barrel choices and cooler temperatures in the chai—plus more precise bottling practices—have conspired to take this estate to new heights of quality and consistency. In 2025, the team formed lower-than-usual "ponts" (whereby the canopies of adjacent vines are braided together in an arch) to retain denser foliage to protect the fruiting zone from sunshine, and they waited to pick late in pursuit of full maturity in Cabernet Sauvignon, finishing on September 23. The result is one of the wines of the vintage.”
The history of Château Pontet-Canet began in 1705, when Jean-François de Pontet, the future governor of the Médoc, established a vineyard north of Pauillac. The acquisition of land in the locality of Canet in 1757 gradually gave rise to an estate that took its definitive name in 1781. After its classification in 1855, the estate passed into the hands of the Cruse family in 1865, before being acquired by Guy Tesseron in 1975. Alfred Tesseron took over the management in 1994, opening a new period of transformation, which is now continued by his daughter Justine. The vineyard covers 81 hectares, between the prestigious terroirs of Château Mouton Rothschild and Château Lafite Rothschild. Its historic heart occupies a ridge of Garonne gravel over a limestone subsoil, particularly favourable to Cabernet Sauvignon. The cooler soils, where clay and limestone mix, are home to Merlot in particular. Some vines date back to the late 1940s, while the average age of the vineyard is 50 years. From 2004, Alfred Tesseron committed the estate to a profound change in its farming practices, with a first biodynamic trial on 14 hectares. This approach was extended to the entire estate the following year, leading in 2010 to dual organic and biodynamic certification, a first among the Grands Crus Classés du Médoc. Alongside the historic Skawinski vat room, built in the 19th century, the estate has a concrete vat room inaugurated in 2005 and a space dedicated to amphorae since 2017. Ageing combines oak barrels and concrete amphorae to preserve the distinctiveness of the different terroirs. Château Pontet-Canet stands out for its wines that are both deep and precise, with a tannic structure that combines density, finesse and suppleness. This unique identity within the fine wines of Pauillac is shaped by the diversity of the soils and a constant pursuit of purity.
| Weight | 1 kg |
|---|---|
| Scores | Robert Parker 98-100 |
| Colour | Red |
| Producer | Château Pontet-Canet |
| Vintage | 2025 |
| Appellation | Pauillac |
| Classification | 5ème Cru Classé |
| Size | 75 cl |
| Case format | Bottle (75 cl) |
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