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1997 Chateau Pontet-Canet, Pauillac, France
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Wine Notes
Fifth Growth. Cinquieme Grand Cru Classe in 1855.
Price Range of 750ml bottle, ex-tax in USD
Average: $89
From: $75 To: $100
Search Rank 12
Over all vintages, this was the
12th most popular wine on Wine-Searcher last year.
Search rank last month: 13th
Score: 85.
When to drink: 2002 to 2017
The Wine-Searcher score of
85/100
is calculated from the following wine critic
scores:
| Critic | Score | When to drink |
| CellarTracker | 90/100 (48 notes from 42 users ) | |
| Stephen Tanzer | 86/100 | 2002 to 2010 |
| Jean-Marc Quarin | 85/100 | 2004 to 2010 |
| Wine Spectator | 83/100 | |
| Vinum Wine Magazine | 15.5/20 | 2003 to 2017 |
| La Revue du Vin de France | 14/20 |
Awards
| Award Organization | Award Year | Result |
| Le Guide Hachette des Vins | 2001 | 2 Stars |
Price History for 1997 Chateau Pontet-Canet
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Grape Variety: Bordeaux Blend Red
A Bordeaux Blend, at its most basic, is any combination of those grape varieties typically used to make the red wines of Bordeaux. The phrase, which seems to have originated with British wine merchants in the 19th Century, relates as much to wines made from the blend as to the grape-variety combination itself. Far from being an officially defined or legal term, it is almost never used for wine-labeling purposes (although it occasionally appears on back labels). Its equivalent in the United States is Meritage, which is not only legally defined, but also a registered trademark.
... moreRegion Hierarchy
- France
- > Bordeaux
- > Medoc
- > Haut-Medoc
- > Pauillac
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Pauillac wine region
Pauillac is an important commune and red wine appellation of the Haut-Medoc district of Bordeaux, located between Saint-Estephe and Saint-Julien on the western (left) bank of the Gironde estuary.
The stellar reputation of Pauillac wines is founded not only on their quality, but on their historical success in international markets. The 1855 Classification of the Medoc ranked the best chateaux of the area according to the average prices commanded by their wines. Two of the top five were in Pauillac: Chateaux Latour and Lafite Rothschild. They were joined by ... more -
Haut-Medoc wine region
Haut-Medoc is the large southern section of the greater Medoc district of Bordeaux in south-western France and also the name of the appellation that covers the vineyards here. It accounts for two-thirds of the Medoc peninsula and produces more fine wine per acre than almost anywhere else in the world.
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