Château Pontet-Canet 2022 (Magnum)

Vinous

The 2022 Pontet-Canet is a surprising wine. Usually much more opulent, especially in warm, dry years, the 2022 comes across as restrained and understated. It is a wine of linear intensity rather than size, marked by notable freshness and a feeling of tension and precision I don’t recall seeing in the past. Clean mineral notes extend the finish effortlessly. I very much admire the precision and vibrancy here. Unforgettable. - AG 04/2023

Beck

Beaucoup de finesse dans le bouquet de Pontet-Canet qui se révèle de manière progressive, précise. Les marqueurs de Pauillac et de Pontet-Canet sont bien là, complétés par des nuances fruitées et chocolatées. C'est néanmoins la fraîcheur qui pose les jalons, car elle est exceptionnelle, rien qu'au niveau olfactif. Le vin est compact, élégant et crémeux. A l'image du bouquet il se révèle pas à pas. Pontet Canet 2022 est fin, élégant, mais il ne manque pas de revendiquer un caractère affirmé, précis, juteux et salivant. La finale souligne à quel point le vin est en mesure de tenir la comparaison avec les plus grands crus de Pauillac. Que de tension, de clarté, de précision. Un vin brillant ! - 04/2023

Suckling

What a finish on this Pontet-Canet. So much energy and brightness. It's full-bodied yet so tight and focused with superb fruit and transparency. It is racy and fine with super fine texture. It's like crushed cabernet sauvignon with cassis, tobacco and cigar box. Licorice and spices. Freshness of the seed. 57% cabernet sauvignon, 35% merlot, 4% cabernet franc, and 4% petit verdot. - 04/2023

Dunnuck

The 2022 Château Pontet-Canet is brilliant and should easily be up with the crème de la crème from the Médoc. Based on 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and 4% each of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it was vinified mostly in concrete (there's a small part in wood), and the aging is in 50% new French oak, 35% in amphora, and the rest in once-used barrels. It has an incredibly pure bouquet of cassis, graphite, lead pencil, and scorched earth. This carries to a full-bodied Pauillac with a deep, layered mid-palate, building tannins, and a great finish. It has the purity, richness, and structure that makes this vintage so compelling and is going to be drinkable with just 4-6 years of bottle age but have an incredibly long life. - 05/2023