Chateau Pontet-Canet 2018

Parker: The 2018 Pontet-Canet is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. It was aged in 55% oak barriques and 45% amphorae. Deep garnet-purple colored, it explodes from the glass with an atomic perfume of raspberry pie, blackcurrant pastilles, rose oil and Chinese five spice, giving way to suggestions of cinnamon stick, dusty soil, pencil lead and underbrush. The rich, seductive, full-bodied palate is a hedonist's dream, delivering layer-upon-layer of black and red berry preserves with loads of fragrant accents, a beautifully firm yet plush texture and tons of freshness, finishing long with a whole firework display of exotic spices. This is pretty much out-of-the-gate delicious, but it has the backbone to evolve over three decades or more. Drink Date: 2023 - 2053. 98/100

Falstaff: Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarter Wasserrand. Floral unterlegte reife Herzkirschen, feines Waldbeerkonfit, ein Hauch von Minze und Edelholz. Komplex, engmaschig, feine Extraktsüße, reife, tragende Tannine, mineralisch und anhaftend, tolle Süße auch im Abgang, großer Länge, gebaut für viele Jahrzehnte. 99/100