1972 Chateau Pontet-Canet

Pauillac, France

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- $ 70 / 750ml
- From January 2021

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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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Region or Appellation

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

The general rule with all red meat is the leaner the meat, the...

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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.

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

Details

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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1972 Chateau Pontet-Canet, Pauillac, France

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All 95 / 100 $ 140 2024 94 / 100 $ 85 2023 96 / 100 $ 94 2022 97 / 100 $ 154 2021 93 / 100 $ 110 2020 95 / 100 $ 133 2019 96 / 100 $ 130 2018 97 / 100 $ 154 2017 94 / 100 $ 129

2016 97 / 100 $ 194 2015 95 / 100 $ 150 2014 95 / 100 $ 120 2013 91 / 100 $ 105 2012 92 / 100 $ 118 2011 93 / 100 $ 113 2010 96 / 100 $ 291 2009 96 / 100 $ 295 2008 92 / 100 $ 125 2007 92 / 100 $ 121 2006 93 / 100 $ 124 2005 94 / 100 $ 181 2004 92 / 100 $ 102 2003 93 / 100 $ 153 2002 90 / 100 $ 129 2001 90 / 100 $ 138 2000 92 / 100 $ 232 1999 90 / 100 $ 148 1998 90 / 100 $ 145 1997 86 / 100 $ 129 1996 91 / 100 $ 164 1995 90 / 100 $ 168 1994 90 / 100 $ 144 1993 87 / 100 $ 137 1992 83 / 100 $ 104 1991 83 / 100 $ 108 1990 88 / 100 $ 218 1989 88 / 100 $ 142 1988 87 / 100 $ 232 1987 – $ 126 1986 88 / 100 $ 128 1985 90 / 100 $ 173 1984 89 / 100 $ 130 1983 86 / 100 $ 117 1982 88 / 100 $ 274 1981 87 / 100 $ 121 1980 86 / 100 $ 76 1979 89 / 100 $ 105 1978 90 / 100 $ 92 1977 – $ 113 1976 87 / 100 $ 189 1975 87 / 100 $ 120 1974 – $ 144 1973 87 / 100 $ 145 1972 – – 1971 – $ 121 1970 83 / 100 $ 92 1969 – – 1968 – – 1967 – – 1966 – $ 35 1964 89 / 100 $ 153 1963 – – 1962 88 / 100 $ 713 1961 91 / 100 – 1960 – $ 198 1959 91 / 100 $ 365 1958 – – 1957 – – 1955 – $ 389 1954 – – 1953 – $ 169 1952 89 / 100 $ 145 1951 – – 1950 92 / 100 $ 600 1949 – – 1948 – $ 510 1947 92 / 100 $ 639 1946 – – 1945 91 / 100 $ 775 1944 – – 1943 – $ 586 1941 – – 1939 – $ 173 1938 – $ 488 1937 – $ 389 1936 – $ 365 1935 – – 1934 90 / 100 $ 623 1933 – – 1932 – – 1931 – – 1929 88 / 100 $ 567 1928 89 / 100 $ 1,322 1927 – – 1926 – – 1924 94 / 100 – 1923 – $ 868 1922 – $ 484 1921 – – 1920 – $ 723 1916 – – 1915 – – 1914 – $ 427 1911 – – 1909 – – 1908 – – 1904 – $ 1,986 1901 – – 1900 – – 1897 – $ 6,488 1889 92 / 100 – 1855 – –

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1972 Vintage: Bordeaux Learn more

Vintage quality: Poor

Current condition: Likely past it

The 1972 vintage of Bordeaux was not the best and the year signaled the beginning of a significant crash in the Bordeaux wine market.

The growing season encountered difficulties as much of the weather was drab throughout. A chilly winter and spring meant a lackluster bud...

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