The Château Pontet-Canet of Pauillac of Bordeaux

Château Pontet-Canet - Benjamin de Pontet Pauillac
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is ranked in the top 11 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Pauillac in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Pontet-Canet is one of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Pauillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Pontet-Canet wines

Looking for the best Château Pontet-Canet wines in Pauillac among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Pontet-Canet wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Pontet-Canet wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Pontet-Canet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Pontet-Canet

How Château Pontet-Canet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of harira de mamie (moroccan soup), tajine of beef balls and merguez or duck with olives.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Pontet-Canet

On the nose the red wine of Château Pontet-Canet. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, musk or black plum and sometimes also flavors of dried herbs, tobacco leaf or orange peel. In the mouth the red wine of Château Pontet-Canet. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Pontet-Canet

  • 2009With an average score of 4.66/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.57/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.43/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1959With an average score of 4.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Pontet-Canet.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Pauillac

The wine region of Pauillac is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Latour or the Château Lafite Rothschild produce mainly wines red, pink and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pauillac are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pauillac often reveals types of flavors of iron, milk chocolate or apricot and sometimes also flavors of coconut, toasted bread or tomatoes.

In the mouth of Pauillac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 151 estates and châteaux in the of Pauillac, producing 248 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pauillac go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Pontet-Canet

Planning a wine route in the of Pauillac? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Pontet-Canet.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château Pontet-Canet and wines from the region

Batailley 2021 release kick-starts Bordeaux en primeur

Château Batailley 2021 was released en primeur this week at around €26.5 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, level with the debut price of the 2020-vintage release. Batailley 2021 was being offered by international merchants at £330 per 12 bottles in bond, said Liv-ex, which described it as ‘one of the best value [Batailley] wines on the market today’. Some analysts and merchants suggested the Pauillac estate had set a relatively positive tone for the Bordeaux en primeur campaign over the next f ...

AXA Millésimes purchases Platt Vineyard in Sonoma

AXA Millésimes has expanded its footprint in California by purchasing Platt Vineyard on the western reaches of Sonoma Coast for an undisclosed sum. The French insurance giant’s wine division made its first foray into the Golden State when it bought Napa Valley winery Outpost back in 2018. Managing director Christian Seely has been on the hunt for a vineyard of similar quality to produce Pinot Noir and Chardonnay ever since. AXA Millésimes jumped at the opportunity to snap up the 111-hectare Plat ...

New Château Latour 2010 stocks released onto market

New stocks of Château Latour 2010 were released from the Pauillac-based First Growth’s cellars on 13 September. Latour 2010 is regarded as one of the best Bordeaux wines of the 21st century so far, and has received two 100-point Decanter scores in the past three years. It’s also more expensive than many other Latour vintages, but analyst group Wine Lister said it expected buyers to show interest. ‘There is no doubt that this release will see demand, especially for merchants rel ...

The word of the wine: Merrain

Oak wood split into planks used to make the barrel.