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Private Client

Critics Ratings

'So smooth, this is a rich, grandiose wine. Although it is full of black currant fruits and spice flavors, the texture is most impressive. Dusty tannins are integrated with juicy fruits seamlessly. The purest fruit flavors are allied to linear tannins in a precise yet generous way. The wine is evolving beautifully, but do not drink before 2020.' - Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, 96/100 (May 2014)

'Deep 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.' - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate, 93/100 (May 2020)

'Vivid ruby. Very ripe scents of dark plum, graphite and leather and a strong note of underbrush on the initially reduced nose. Fleshy and smooth on entry, showing hefty, slightly warm, ripe dark fruit and licorice flavours, but turns austere on the long back end, finishing with tight tannins and a metallic edge. I wouldn't pull the cork on this for at least another four or five years.' - Ian D'Agata, Vinous, 90/100 (Jul 2014)