WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 835; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2006 which is 868. The average score for Château Pontet-Canet is 874, 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 2006 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2006 but no other wine from Château Pontet-Canet: Structural, Bluish, Legend. 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 2006 (12.5% vs 13.01%). The wine has been ready to drink for 4 years (since 2012) and should be consumed within the next 6 years (by 2022). 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 2005, Château Montrose 2009, Château Haut-Bailly 2009, Château Margaux 2006, Château Montrose 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Malescot St Exupéry 2005, Château Giscours 2005, Château Lagrange (St Julien) 2007, Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2012, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2011.
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Prices & Deals for Château Pontet-Canet 2006
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-16 |
gbp |
57 |