02-25-201402-26-2014
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Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2707BBoston
February 25, 2014 06:00 PMCalender
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Chateau Pontet Canet 2009

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$2,706$2,200
Auction: Fine Wines - 2707BLocation: BostonDate / Time: February 25, 2014 6:00PM

Description:

Chateau Pontet Canet 2009
Pauillac, 5eme Cru Classe
"An amazing wine in every sense, this classic, full-bodied Pauillac is the quintessential Pontet Canet from proprietor Alfred Tesseron, who continues to reduce yields and farms his vineyards biodynamically – a rarity in Bordeaux. Black as a moonless night, the 2009 Pontet Canet offers up notes of incense, graphite, smoke, licorice, creme de cassis and blackberries. A wine of irrefutable purity, laser-like precision, colossal weight and richness, and sensational freshness, this is a tour de force in winemaking that is capable of lasting 50 or more years. The tannins are elevated, but they are sweet and beautifully integrated as are the acidity, wood and alcohol (which must be in excess of 14%). This vineyard, which is situated on the high plateau of Pauillac adjacent to Mouton Rothschild, appears to have done everything perfectly in 2009. This cuvee should shut down in the cellar and re-open in a decade or more." R. Parker, 100 pts. 02/12
12 bottles
Estimate $2,000-3,000


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Keywords

Chateau Pontet Canet, Alfred Tesseron, proprietor, laser, Pauillac