1962 Pontet Canet
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Score 85/100 · Drink 2022-2024, Neal Martin, Sep 2022
The 1962 Pontet Canet feels a bit enervated on the nose compared to its peers. Dusty and lacking fruit. The palate is better but is hampered by dry tannins and (again) a shortfall of fruit concentration, attenuating on the tobacco finish. This was not a golden era from this Pauillac estate, and in a way, though there remains an essence of drinkability, this 1962 reflects that. Tasted at the Académie du Vin dinner in Bordeaux.
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85
85/100
Neal Martin
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Pontet Canet
Ch. Pontet-Canet is one of Pauillac’s top estates, and one of its largest at 81 hectares. Although classified as a Fifth Growth, these days it consistently competes with the First Growths