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Hauts De Pontet-Canet (VDF) 2006
- Producer Chateau Pontet-Canet
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Blend
60% Cabernet Sauvignon
38% Merlot
1% Petit Verdot
1% Cabernet Franc - Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Pauillac
- UPC 0 15643 52480 6
Tasting notes
Very pretty deep color. The nose is very complex with notes of red and black fruits, licorice and cedar. On the mouth, the wine shows a classic structure of a great Pauillac with beautiful length.
Vintage
After the rain in late winter, the region saw a sustained period of hot, dry weather. The blossoming suggested a relatively early harvest, around the 20th-25th of September. The veraison began early then continued, due to unsettled weather through part of the month of August. The very hot, dry conditions then returned in early September, giving every hope for this almost-ripe crop, nurtured with such passion since the last grape harvest. However, the storms on the 10th of September forced us to set a slightly earlier date for the harvest than had been anticipated, thus beginning to harvest on the 19th for the Merlot grapes. Then, with the hot and dry weather returned, it was decided that a break be taken and the leaves be removed from all of our Cabernet vines. That proved to be the right decision and allowed the grapes to benefit from those few days of sunshine to refine their tannins.