Country: France Region: Bordeaux (Pauillac) Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot Vintage: 2015 Colour: Red Style: Dry Producer: Chateau Pontet Canet Description: Chateau Pontet-Canet is a large Pauillac estate that can trace its origins back to 1725, When Jane-Francois Pontet gave his name to the estate he had acquired. Then in 1975the estate was sold to the Tesseron family. One of the finest exponents of luxur, very old aged Cognacs and they also own Chateau Lafon-Rochet in St-Estephe. Today, Chateau Pontet-Canet is owned and run by Alfred and Michel Tesseron.   Tasting Notes: This Pauillac propery delivers awesome flavours in 2015. You can't help but enjoy this magnificntly ripe, sturdy, smoky claret. It has the cedary Pauillac characteristic. The tannines are pleasingly silky, and there is tremendous balance. Creamy blackberries and a precise shape,lead to a fruit-dominant finish.