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Château Pontet-Canet is a winery in the Pauillac appellation of the Bordeaux wine region of France. The wine produced here was classified as one of eighteen Cinquièmes Crus (Fifth Growths) in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, but is known as a 'super second' due the high quality of its production..
Chateau Pontet-Canet is a large Pauillac estate that can trace its origins back to 1725, when Jean-Franois Pontet gave his name to the estate he had acquired. The wine was not chteau-bottled until 1972 and in 1975 the property was sold to Guy Tesseron, of the Tesseron family, one of the finest exponents of luxury, very old, aged Cognacs. The Tesserons also own Chateau Lafon-Rochet in St-Estephe. Today, Chateau Pontet-Canet is owned and run by Alfred and Justine Tesseron.
Chateau Pontet-Canet's 78 hectares of vineyards adjoin those of Mouton Rothschild and are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon 62%, Merlot 32%, Cabernet Franc 4% and Petit Verdot 2%. The wine is typically aged in 50% new oak, 35% concrete and 15% in one year old barrels. The Tesserons have vastly improved the quality of the Pontet-Canet wines which are now full-bodied and packed with ripe, chewy, black fruits and finely integrated tannins. The wines posseses marvellous ageing potential.
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