{"product_id":"chateau-pontet-canet-pauillac-2023","title":"Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac, 2023","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Pauillac stands out this year for its incredible freshness and precision and should be a must‑buy | 5th Grand Cru Classé\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe longest harvest ever at this estate, and it paid off magnificently: lovely red berry and mint freshness, with Cabernet Franc coming to the fore. On the palate, it shows freshness and gorgeous wet-stone salinity that rises above many other Pauillac peers. The acidity is very well managed and felt in a tangy (rather than tart) fashion, and the wine exhibits superlative ripe Cabernet Sauvignon with tannic finesse as well as structure for the long haul. Normally the estate needs three or four days to harvest the Merlots, but extra care was taken — picking over a 10-day period for the Merlots — to obtain only the very best for the blend, resulting in veritable juiciness, too\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e✍️ \u003cem\u003eDecanter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Meeting the expectations set at the en primeur tastings, the 2023 Pontet-Canet wafts from the glass with a vibrant, perfumed bouquet of cassis, mulberries, rose petals, pencil shavings and licorice. Medium- to full-bodied, seamless and pure, it is layered and precise, framed by filigreed tannins and delivering a powerful yet controlled profile that extends into a long, crystalline, licorice-inflected finish. A blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot, it signals a new aesthetic era for the estate, marked by greater purity, brightness and precision.\"\u003cbr\u003e✍️ Robert Parker\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlend of \u003cspan\u003e52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAged 12 months in \u003cspan\u003e50% new barriques, 35% amphorae and 15% in used barriques\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJane Anson | 99 Pts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDecanter | 97 Pts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Parker | 97 Pts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #f0f0f0; padding: 16px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCellaring:  \u003c\/strong\u003eDrink now through \u003cspan\u003e2065\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #f0f0f0; padding: 16px; border-radius: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFood Pairing:  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-68 citation-end-68\"\u003eDelicious with roast lamb, grilled ribeye or côte de boeuf, roasted venison with porcini mushrooms, or aged Comté cheese | 🌡️ Serve between \u003cstrong\u003e16 and 18°C\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"teaser-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTORY BEHIND THE LABEL \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"2,0\"\u003eOne of Pauillac’s most celebrated 5th Grand Cru Classé estates, Château Pontet-Canet has enjoyed a remarkable rise to become a modern icon of the Left Bank. Under the stewardship of Justine and Alfred Tesseron, the property pioneered biodynamic viticulture in the appellation - tending its vineyards with deep respect for the environment, even working the soils by horse to prevent compaction and allow the vines to thrive naturally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"2,1\"\u003eThis vintage reflects a season of early momentum and remarkable resilience. Following a dry, cold winter and a mild spring that sparked early budding and ideal flowering, a serene summer carried the vines smoothly through two late-season heatwaves in August and September. The result was the earliest and longest harvest in the estate's history, yielding exceptionally healthy grapes of outstanding purity and quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n.custom-html-container,\n.custom-html-container * {\n  background-color: transparent !important;\n  box-shadow: none !important;\n  margin-top: 0 !important; \/* Remove any inherited top margin *\/\n  \n}\n\n.custom-html-container {\n  margin-top: 0 !important; \/* Ensure container has no top space *\/\n  padding-top: 0 !important;\n}\n\n.custom-html-container .global-button {\n  background-color: #35174D !important;\n  color: #ffffff !important;\n  border: 2px solid #35174D !important;\n  display: inline-flex;\n  padding: 25px 40px;\n  font-family: Futura, sans-serif;\n  font-size: 14px;\n  font-weight: 400;\n  line-height: 110%;\n  text-decoration: none;\n  cursor: pointer;\n  transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;\n  margin-top: 0 !important; \/* Explicitly remove top margin *\/\n}\n  \n.custom-html-container .global-button:hover {\n  background-color: #ffffff !important;\n  color: #35174D !important;\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-html-container\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pauillac\" class=\"global-button\"\u003eBrowse our Pauillac Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Whelehans Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58882519302488,"sku":"740013","price":150.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0353\/6859\/9683\/files\/pontet-canet-pauillac-whelehans-wines-dublin-wine-cellar.jpg?v=1794482786","url":"https:\/\/whelehanswines.ie\/products\/chateau-pontet-canet-pauillac-2023","provider":"Whelehans Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}