Château Pontet-Canet 2002

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WineMine Description

MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 797; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2002 which is 877. The average score for Château Pontet-Canet is 876, making this a below average effort for the producer.

When people talk about wines from Château Pontet-Canet they use words like Tannins, Fruit, Full, Classic, Cassis, Fine, Long, Rich, Purple, Black, Pure, Concentrated, Tannic, Creme, Tannin. The 2002 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2002 but no other wine from Château Pontet-Canet: Ungracious, Clout, Austerity, Dusty, Tea, Unctuous, Linear, Brisk, Liquorice, Hedgerow. The wine has roughly a similar level of alcohol for the producer (12.5% vs 12.89%); it has broadly similar levels of alcohol for the region in 2002 (12.5% vs 12.79%). The wine has been ready to drink for 6 years (since 2010) and should be consumed within the next 4 years (by 2020). It normally takes wines from Château Pontet-Canet around 7 years to be ready to start drinking, and 13 further years to decline.

It represents good value compared to Château Cheval Blanc 2005, Château Montrose 2005, Château Haut-Bailly 2009, Château Léoville-Las Cases 2010, Château Léoville-Barton 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Gloria 2009, Château Gloria 2010, Château Brane-Cantenac 2010, Château Les Ormes-de-Pez 2009, Château Langoa-Barton 2008.

Date	Currency	Price
2016-01-17	gbp	54
2016-01-05	gbp	44