2003 Pontet Canet
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:16 pm
In honor of this inevitable moment, I opened a 03 Pontent Canet on Saturday. I am please to state that wine is developing nicely. This was positively the best bottle that I've had so far and I've tasted it on five different occassions.
The wine still is full bodied, and deeply concentrated. It still is a low acid wine. The favors of Cassis and earth (and a kiss of oak) are still in their primary form. The change I noted was in the tannins. The aggressive tannins had moderated just a bit and the fruit shone a little more. A very rich and powerful wine presented itself on the second night. A little more muscular. The finish tickled my tastebuds for a good minute. No I am not saying that the tannins are resolved, but tannin tolerant will notice the subtle difference. Of course there is the ever present bottle variation so your experience my vary.
No, this is not ready. In ten years it might not be ready but the potential clearly showed itself on Saturday. It's time to bury the case for nine or ten years and let time work it's magic.
The wine still is full bodied, and deeply concentrated. It still is a low acid wine. The favors of Cassis and earth (and a kiss of oak) are still in their primary form. The change I noted was in the tannins. The aggressive tannins had moderated just a bit and the fruit shone a little more. A very rich and powerful wine presented itself on the second night. A little more muscular. The finish tickled my tastebuds for a good minute. No I am not saying that the tannins are resolved, but tannin tolerant will notice the subtle difference. Of course there is the ever present bottle variation so your experience my vary.
No, this is not ready. In ten years it might not be ready but the potential clearly showed itself on Saturday. It's time to bury the case for nine or ten years and let time work it's magic.