CHATEAU PONTET-CANET 5eme Grand Cru Classe Pauillac 2005 Bottle

Description

The 2005 Château Pontet-Canet is a remarkable Bordeaux that exemplifies classic elegance, earning 97 points from The Wine Advocate and 95 points from Decanter. The wine features a brooding and introspective nose, slowly revealing beautiful aromas of blackberry, briar, and cassis, along with hints of sous-bois. On the palate, it presents a medium body, dense texture, and firm structure, showcasing its masculine character that promises excellent ageing potential. Decanter notes a rich blackcurrant aroma, vibrant fruit, and formidable tannins with a textured, layered finish. Wine Enthusiast praises its strength and power, featuring mint aromas and ripe fruit that beautifully mask the solid tannins. This exquisite wine is best enjoyed from 2025 to 2050, demonstrating exceptional quality.

*****

THE WINE ADVOCATE 97 points
Drink 2025 - 2050
(2016) "Tasted at the Pontet-Canet vertical in London, the 2005 Château Pontet-Canet has long been one of the stars of the vintage and this might well be the best of over a dozen showings of this wine. This is 2005 and like many wines of this vintage, even with considerable decanting, it remained broody and introspective on the nose, as if it is checking you out and seeing if you are worthy. Once you have been accepted, then it swings the doors open to reveal gorgeous scents of blackberry, briary and cassis fruit, perhaps a little more sous-bois than I have noticed compared to previous bottles. The palate is medium-bodied, but dense and structured—certainly a more masculine Pontet-Canet built for long-term ageing."

DECANTER 95 points
Tasted by: Stephen Brook
Part of Bordeaux 2005: 23 top wines tasted two decades on
Drinking Window: 2018 - 2035
Rich, fruity blackcurrant nose, exuberant and pure. Very rich but not too dense, with vibrant fruit, formidable but overly chewy tannins. This has power and force, and a textured, layered finish. Very long.

JANCIS ROBINSON 18 points
Excellent healthy deep crimson still. Powerful aroma of stones and salt, almost more like a St-Estèphe! Vigorous and not overdone. A very good Pontet. Quite long. (JR)

WINE ENTHUSIAST 94 points
Despite its core of strength and power and obvious aging ability, this is already a delicious wine, with mint aromas, ripe fruit masking the solid tannins. This estate has been on a roll for several years, and this 2005 shows why. — Roger Voss