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In June 2014,I made a visit to Chateau Pontet-Canet and together with the winemaker Jean-Michel Comme and the proprietor Alfred Tesseron was able to taste several of the Pontet-Canet wines out of bottle.
One of these was the 2009 Le Hauts de Pontet-Canet,which was particularly concentrated and delicious and being a 2nd wine,I think goes somewhat under the consumer's radar.However,it is from an exceptional Bordeaux vintage and I believe this wine is a very high quality claret.
These are my tasting notes for this wine in a vintage when Robert Parker awarded its senior sibling (Chateau Pontet-Canet 2009,also in the 2010 vintage and now considered by RP on the same quality level as a First-Growth claret) with 100 Points.The bottle was only opened and decanted half an hour before tasting:-
"Beautifully scented nose of raspberries and black cherries.On the palate...smoky,blackcurrants,black cherries,tar - a rich and powerful wine,great concentration of fruit,with a wonderfully seamless balance and finish.Currently drinking "a point" and will probably hold at this level for another 5+ years".
(93 Points).
Topterroir. (June 2014).
A more recent tasting note on CellarTracker :-
"Followed another bottle over 30 hours.This wine is a chameleon with a fascinating development,mocking my earlier attempts to describe in a uniform description.The key element I am now noticing is metamorphic.First phase is tannic and tight,with typical Pauillac flavours of blackberry,cassis,a little raspberry,and some herbs,bay leaf,etc.Over 24 hours,the angularity smooths over and you get a 2009-esque creamy presentation of cherries,cola and spices.At 30+ hours the wine settles into this coffee and milk chocolate space with an aroma of violets".
(93 Points).
CellarTracker. (6/2/2015).
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