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1996 Pontet Canet
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 12:50 am
by Chateau Vin
1996 Pontet Canet: Muted at first but after receiving a 30 min decant, boy was it roaring....lead pencil, cedar, smoke and dust.... Cassis and light spice notes... Great balance of acidity and tannins. A great pleasure and made my evening... Alive, well and in the sweet spot right now. Have one more bottle left...
2004 Comte Armand Clos Des Epenaux: Gave a 30 min decant for this one also. Very enjoyable with red fruit, slight menthol notes and cherries. Light on its feet... Considering the vintage, great effort by the domaine.
Re: 1996 Pontet Canet
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 11:40 am
by Comte Flaneur
CV - how obtrusive are the tannins on the 96 Pontet? Last time I had it they were quite spikey.
The 2004 red burgundies are under-rated with an unfortunate ladybird reputation. Aubert De Villaine really rates his 2004s.
Re: 1996 Pontet Canet
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 3:37 pm
by Chateau Vin
Comte Flaneur wrote:CV - how obtrusive are the tannins on the 96 Pontet? Last time I had it they were quite spikey.
The 2004 red burgundies are under-rated with an unfortunate ladybird reputation. Aubert De Villaine really rates his 2004s.
Not at all spikey. They were there, but not obtrusive at all...
Re: 1996 Pontet Canet
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 3:51 pm
by JimHow
When this wine is on, it is on.
Re: 1996 Pontet Canet
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 6:55 pm
by AKR
We had this in the spring and it was awesome
Re: 1996 Pontet Canet
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 12:58 am
by DavidG
I wasn't smart enough to be buying Pontet Canet in 1996.
Re: 1996 Pontet Canet
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 3:51 pm
by AKR
1994 is when the wines really started becoming something special. I overlooked that estate in the thread about 1994's.
Re: 1996 Pontet Canet
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 2:17 am
by JimHow
1994 is when the wines really started becoming something special.
Yes but we had a 1986 Pontet Canet in the late '90s at that fancy restaurant at the Hotel Elliot in the Town of Beans and it was sublime.
Re: 1996 Pontet Canet
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:44 am
by Nicklasss
What is amazing, is how that wine is good and how much you paid for it... Compared to the latest vintages.
But I must admit the 2009 was just extraordinary when we had it at the Chateau in May 2015.
Nic
Re: 1996 Pontet Canet
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 8:31 pm
by Comte Flaneur
I must admit Nic the 2009 was lost on me that day - that is what you call an embarrassment of riches, but I own a case on Alex's recommendation.
I also own a case of 1996 and am agonising on when to destorage it (yes I invented that word). Even though I own two cases I regret extracting my first case of Leoville Barton 1996, a year ago. Many of the 1996s need eons.