WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 826; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2003 which is 866. The average score for Château Pontet-Canet is 875, 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 2003 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2003 but no other wine from Château Pontet-Canet: Curranty, Burnt, Jam, Meats, Savory. The wine has significantly higher levels of alcohol than this producer normally outputs (14% vs 12.79%); it has significantly higher levels of alcohol than this region in 2003 (14% vs 12.9%). The wine has been ready to drink for 4 years (since 2012) 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 La Mission-Haut-Brion 2009, Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005, Château Cos d’Estournel 2005, Château Margaux 2006, Château Haut-Brion 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Talbot 2005, Château Gloria 2010, Château Léoville-Poyferré 2006, Château Léoville-Poyferré 2004, Château Cos d’Estournel 2008.
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Prices & Deals for Château Pontet-Canet 2003
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
68 |