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2006 Pontet-Canet

Wine Details
Producer

Pontet-Canet

Place of Origin

France

Pauillac Grand Cru Classé

Bordeaux

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Bordeaux Blend

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Consumers who have been buying Pontet-Canet in recent years know that this superb chateau has been making wines of first-growth concentration and class. The 2006 is no exception, although it was a retaste of the 2005 in early April that had me speaking in tongues. Proprietor Alfred Tesseron told me he believes the team did a very good job harvesting in 2006, using small 7.5-kilo cagettes and taking its time: the harvest extended from September 19 until October 9. Ultimately, production was just 35 hectoliters per hectare of wine, the same amount as in 2005. The 2006 is actually higher in merlot than either 2005 or 2004, as Tesseron was happy with the quality of the 2006 merlot on his gravelly clay and limestone soils.