1968 Chateau Pontet-Canet

Pauillac, France

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- $ 153 / 750ml
- From December 2020

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Style Red - Savory and Classic
Grape Variety Bordeaux Blend Red
Food Pairing Beef and Venison

Certified Organic Certified Biodynamic
- Fifth Growth. Cinquieme Grand Cru Classe in 1855.
  
  Vineyard notes: "81 ha Certified Organic: Ecocert & Biodynamic: Biodyvin and Demeter Soils: Quaternary Gravel."
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Chateau Pontet-Canet

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Pauillac

Medoc / Bordeaux / France

Grape Variety / Blend

Bordeaux Blend Red

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc & Petit Verdot

Style

Red Wine

Red - Savory and Classic

Food Pairing

Beef and Venison

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Classification: 5eme Grand Cru Classé

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 13.5 - 14.5%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked & Amphora Aged
Oak Type: French
Consultant Winemaker: Michel Rolland
Ownership: Alfred and Michel Tesseron
Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Notes: 81 ha Certified Organic: Ecocert & Biodynamic: Biodyvin and Demeter Soils: Quaternary Gravel.
Harvest Notes: HARVESTS _ By hand in small crates
Winemaking: Manual sorting and destemming. Alcoholic Fermentation with indigenous yeasts, maceration of 4 weeks with soft punching-down, malolactic fermentation in vats.

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Ageing: 50% in new oak barrels, 35% in concrete amphoras, 15% in one wine oak barrels - 16 to 18 months.

Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine

Entrecôte, Béarnaise sauce Main Course: French

Galloway bone-in-sirloin Main Course: Flavourful and lean beef from traditional Scottish breed; Western

Dexter bone-in-sirloin Main Course: Dark, lean well-marbled beef from a short-legged breed originating in southwest Ireland; Western

Manchego Cheese Course: Spanish

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About the Product

Classification: 5eme Grand Cru Classé

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 13.5 - 14.5%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked & Amphora Aged
Oak Type: French
Consultant Winemaker: Michel Rolland
Ownership: Alfred and Michel Tesseron
Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Notes: 81 ha Certified Organic: Ecocert & Biodynamic: Biodyvin and Demeter Soils: Quaternary Gravel.
Harvest Notes: HARVESTS _ By hand in small crates
Winemaking: Manual sorting and destemming. Alcoholic Fermentation with indigenous yeasts, maceration of 4 weeks with soft punching-down, malolactic fermentation in vats.

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Ageing: 50% in new oak barrels, 35% in concrete amphoras, 15% in one wine oak barrels - 16 to 18 months.

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1968 Chateau Pontet-Canet, Pauillac, France

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All 95 / 100 $ 153 2024 93 / 100 $ 82 2023 96 / 100 $ 91 2022 97 / 100 $ 168 2021 93 / 100 $ 102 2020 95 / 100 $ 145 2019 96 / 100 $ 137 2018 97 / 100 $ 164 2017 94 / 100 $ 141

2016 97 / 100 $ 198 2015 95 / 100 $ 149 2014 94 / 100 $ 137 2013 91 / 100 $ 111 2012 92 / 100 $ 131 2011 93 / 100 $ 131 2010 96 / 100 $ 343 2009 96 / 100 $ 313 2008 92 / 100 $ 137 2007 92 / 100 $ 141 2006 93 / 100 $ 165 2005 94 / 100 $ 247 2004 92 / 100 $ 126 2003 93 / 100 $ 182 2002 90 / 100 $ 142 2001 90 / 100 $ 229 2000 92 / 100 $ 257 1999 90 / 100 $ 205 1998 90 / 100 $ 195 1997 86 / 100 $ 150 1996 91 / 100 $ 209 1995 90 / 100 $ 221 1994 90 / 100 $ 194 1993 87 / 100 – 1992 83 / 100 – 1991 83 / 100 – 1990 88 / 100 $ 370 1989 88 / 100 $ 259 1988 87 / 100 $ 183 1987 – – 1986 88 / 100 – 1985 90 / 100 – 1984 89 / 100 – 1983 86 / 100 $ 277 1982 88 / 100 $ 426 1981 87 / 100 – 1980 86 / 100 – 1979 89 / 100 – 1978 90 / 100 – 1977 – – 1976 87 / 100 – 1975 87 / 100 – 1974 – – 1973 87 / 100 – 1972 – – 1971 – – 1970 82 / 100 $ 229 1969 – – 1968 – – 1967 – – 1966 – – 1964 89 / 100 – 1963 – – 1962 88 / 100 – 1961 91 / 100 – 1960 – – 1959 91 / 100 – 1958 – – 1957 – – 1955 – – 1954 – – 1953 – – 1952 89 / 100 – 1951 – – 1950 92 / 100 $ 599 1949 – – 1948 – – 1947 92 / 100 – 1946 – – 1945 90 / 100 – 1944 – – 1943 – – 1941 – – 1939 – – 1938 – – 1937 – – 1936 – – 1935 – – 1934 90 / 100 – 1933 – – 1932 – – 1931 – – 1929 88 / 100 – 1928 89 / 100 – 1927 – – 1926 – – 1924 94 / 100 – 1923 – – 1922 – – 1921 – – 1920 – – 1916 – – 1915 – – 1914 – – 1911 – – 1909 – – 1908 – – 1904 – – 1901 – – 1900 – – 1897 – – 1889 92 / 100 – 1855 – –

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For Bordeaux, the 1968 vintage was the product of an extremely wet August and generally bad growing season making the overall quality low. Burgundy also suffered with very little to recommend it. For Italy, 1968 marked another good year and saw the first public release of Sassicaia. Port was also good but few houses declared....

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