2000 Chateau Pontet Canet Pauillac Bordeaux RP--94 WS--93

Wine Spectator: 93 Points
Score: 93 Release Price: $55 Current Auction Price: $108 Country: France Region: Bordeaux Issue: Mar 31, 2003 Extremely pretty aromas of mineral, blackberry and raspberry. Full-bodied, with well-integrated tannins and a medium finish. Well-crafted red. The best Pontet-Canet ever. Best after 2010. 2,330 cases made.--JS

Robert Parker: 94 Points
Wine Advocate #189 Jun 2010 Robert Parker 94 Drink: 2015 - 2035 $109-$162 Upgraded in score over my original rating, which was several points lower, Alfred Tesseron has done a remarkable job since 1994 with Pontet-Canet, which has been hitting first-growth levels since 2003. But the 2000 also shows exceptionally well. In need of another decade of cellaring, this dense purple wine has a classic nose of incense, charcoal, creme de cassis, and subtle new oak. Full-bodied, powerful, still very tannic, and shockingly backward, this is a big, rich wine that has put on weight and seems to need more time than I originally predicted. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2035 .