{"product_id":"chateau-pontet-canet-pauillac-2011-750ml","title":"Chateau Pontet Canet Pauillac 2011 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eJames Suckling | \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(151, 7, 0); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eJS 95\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished: Jan 28, 2014\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wine with lots of ripe berries, verging on dried fruits. Full and chewy with ripe, round, chewy tannins. It needs lots of bottle age. A wine of steel. From biodynamically grown grapes, as always. Better than from barrel. Try in 2018. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eThe Wine Advocate | \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(151, 7, 0); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRP 93\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished: May 29, 2020\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep garnet in color, the 2011 Pontet-Canet comes bounding out of the glass with exuberant notes of redcurrant jelly, warm cassis and blackberry pie plus touches of dried mint, mocha, smoked meats and yeast extract with a waft of pencil lead. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has bags of energy with lively red and black fruits and compelling mineral accents, finishing long with a provocative lift. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePontet-canet.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpring came early and invited the vines to grow strongly. The hot, dry weather brought a smile to the winegrowers faces, keeping disease at bay and raising hopes of an early harvest, often one of the keys to a very good vintage. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlowering took place particularly early, around mid-May, in very dry weather which often meant sparse clusters and small berries. Then nature changed its plans and sent us a muted summer, though we still nurtured the hope of a true Bordeaux vintage, mature but fresh and well-balanced. Showers throughout September raised fears of a threat to the health of the crop, but a timely Indian summer stabilised the situation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe grapes had to be sorted, of course, but our facilities have two sorting lines for precisely that purpose. Ultimately, the grapes that went into the vats were perfectly healthy and fully ripe. As in previous years, extraction was especially easy. More anecdotally, more than half the crop reached the winery in trailers drawn by our draft horses who, the rest of the year, are used over an increasingly extensive part of the estate. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTasting: \u003cbr\u003eThe wine has great depth of colour and a fresh, incredibly pure nose which pleasantly combines minerality, fruit aromas and floral notes. Energetic and with fabulous substance, it displays consummate balance on the palate, with a magical radiance and a taffeta mouthfeel. Fruit, tannins and acidity all combine harmoniously. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe magical encounter of a great terroir and biodynamics. A new masterpiece! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrapes Varieties: \u003cbr\u003eMerlot 35% \u003cbr\u003eCabernet Sauvignon 60% \u003cbr\u003eCabernet Franc 4% \u003cbr\u003ePetit Verdot 1% \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarvest: From September 15th to 29th \u003cbr\u003eAlcohol: 13,5\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39974269780032,"sku":"RDFR20111505","price":159.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/7728\/6464\/products\/Chateau-Pontet-Canet-2011.jpg?v=1706752831","url":"https:\/\/www.1855thebottleshop.com\/products\/chateau-pontet-canet-pauillac-2011-750ml","provider":"1855 The Bottle Shop Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}