Château Pontet-Canet Pauillac 2017 - 5ème Grand Cru Classé BIO

Bettane & Desseauve

About the estate:

This wine has become one of the most sought-after in the Médoc thanks to an extraordinary partnership between Jean-Michel Comme, a passionate and charismatic estate manager dedicated to authenticity, and Alfred Tesseron, an equally committed owner-manager willing to take any risk. Their partnership has enabled the vineyard’s transition to organic viticulture—an inspiration to all their neighbors—and the refinement of winemaking techniques tailored to their quest for authenticity in expressing the terroir and the vintage. There is no longer a second wine; the entire harvest goes into the grand vin. In terms of style, in recent vintages, a portion aged in concrete tanks perfectly balances the oak and releases the full aromatic purity of an exceptional wine.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

About the wine:

Pontet-Canet 2017, with a medium to deep garnet-purple color, offers superb notes of rosehip tea, lilac, cinnamon stick, clove, dried leaves, and undergrowth, with a heart of kirsch, raspberry coulis, warm plums, and red and black currants, as well as a hint of pencil shavings. Medium-bodied, the palate is refreshing, mineral, and wonderfully elegant, with a well-balanced texture of approachable, velvety tannins and a long, fragrant finish. Magnificent. 2021–2048

About the estate:

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About the wine:

With a style reminiscent of the great Burgundy wines, the 2017 is also a wine of texture, with a hint of powderiness and a very fine grain. Long and slender, yet incredibly persistent.

About the estate:

Owned by the Tesseron family, Pontet-Canet owes much to the tireless work of Jean-Michel Comme, who spearheaded the transition to biodynamics and has shaped the estate’s winemaking for some thirty years. He left the estate in May 2020, handing the reins to Mathieu Bessonnet. In any case, the estate is well on its way, and there is no reason to believe it will not continue along the path it has charted. It is now up to Justine Tesseron, Alfred’s daughter and now at the helm, to keep Pontet-Canet in this league of its own. A tour of the cellar, the horse stables, and the winemaking facilities reveals just how far the château has taken its vision of excellence and respect for nature to the extreme—whether the grumblers like it or not. A pioneer, Pontet-Canet has sparked a powerful movement in the Médoc that is now setting the standard.

Wine Enthusiast

About the wine:

The intensity of this wine's aroma is remarkable. Firm yet velvety, the tannins set the stage for pure, opulent blackberry fruit and balanced acidity. The wine's structure is clean and direct, showing great promise for aging. Best enjoyed starting in 2024.

James Suckling

About the wine:

It has an ethereal clarity with a fresh nose of red berries and cherries. Notes of terracotta and dried flowers. Plums, too. Quite complex. The palate has a very detailed tannic texture with appealing blackcurrants and blueberries that linger for a very long time, fresh and pure. Fruity and fresh. Try from 2023.

Le Figaro vins

About the wine:

A fruity, very ripe, deep, vibrant wine with round, velvety tannins; full of vigor and liveliness, with a long, dynamic finish. May be divisive. 2025–2050

Vert de Vin

About the wine:

The nose is elegant and fresh, displaying lovely finesse, concentration, and richness, along with a subtle sharpness and refined power. It features notes of blackberry, blackcurrant, and, more subtly, fresh licorice root, ripe berries combined with hints of red berries, iris/lilac, graphite, and a refined minerality, as well as subtle hints of violet, sweet spices, and green cardamom. The palate is fruity, fresh, mineral, and elegant, offering lovely definition, a tangy structure, smoothness, lovely juicy fruit, good body, and roundness. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of fleshy blackberry, fleshy/juicy blackcurrant, and, more subtly, violet, combined with delicate hints of licorice, lily, as well as hints of graphite, tonka bean, camphor, lilac, and Cuben pepper. The tannins are elegant and well-integrated. Good length. A very subtle hint of toasted hazelnut on the finish. A delicious finish.