2025

Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac AOP, 5ème Cru Classé, Magnum

Wie wenig die offizielle Klassifizierung der Bordeaux-Weine manchmal über deren tatsächliche Qualität aussagt, zeigt sich am Beispiel von Château Pontet-Canet. Das als 5ème Cru eingestufte Weingut liefert Weine, die es mit den 1er Crus aufnehmen können. Dieser Grand Vin zeigt Aromen von Cassis und Pflaumen, Kräutern, Weihrauch und Lavendel. Typisch für einen Wein aus Pauillac kann er lange gelagert werden.

98-100 robertparker.com
„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.“ (William Kelley)

98 Punkte Falstaff
„Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart nach kandierten Veilchen, schwarzen Kirschen, etwas Nougat, einladender Hauch von Edelholz, facettenreiches Bukett. Saftig, elegant, reife Herzkirschen, feine Extraktsüße, reife, seidige Tannine, frisch strukturiert, mineralisch, Brombeerkonfit im Abgang, finessenreicher, harmonischer Stil.“ (Peter Moser)

97-98 jamessuckling.com
„A precise and beautiful wine with total integration of the fruit and polished tannins that give a caressing and seductive mouthfeel. It’s medium-bodied with lovely fruit, a gentle nature and an overall softness and gorgeousness. Yet structured.“ (James Suckling)

96-98+ vinous.com
„The 2025 Pontet-Canet is a wine of exquisite class. Silky, aromatic and vibrant, the 2025 is all finesse. Crushed red/purplish fruit, lavender, rose petal and a gentle hint of spice are all wonderfully knit together. Pontet-Canet is one of the more refined, sublimely beautiful wines of the year. This could turn out even better than my note suggests. Tasted two times.“ (Antonio Galloni)