Château Pontet-Canet 2008

Neal Martin 95: “Fairly deep color. Very attractive, sweet, sexy, open nose is filled with crushed blackberries, mocha, and cocoa. Concentrated, with soft tannins and complex structure in the mouth. At the same time, wine #12 is silky and elegant; a wine that pleases everybody. Classic “iron fist in a velvet glove” Bordeaux. It has fine acidity, impeccable precision, and perfect balance. Very long, consistent, delicious finish. Impossible to resist.”

Robert Parker 96: “A candidate for the “wine of the vintage,” Pontet Canet’s 2008 boasts an opaque purple color as well as copious aromas of sweet blueberries, blackberries and black currant fruit intertwined with lead pencil shavings, subtle barbecue smoke and a hint of forest floor. Full-bodied, with fabulous richness, texture and tremendous freshness, this first-growth-like effort is more developed than the uber-powerful 2010. Give it 5-8 years of cellaring and drink it over the following three decades. Bravo!”