Black as a moonless night, the 2009 Pontet Canet offers up notes of incense,

graphite, smoke, licorice, creme de cassis and blackberries. A wine of irrefutable

purity, laser - like precision, colossal weight and richness, and sensational freshness,

this is a tour de force in winemaking that is capable of lasting 50 or more

years./RP/2012



Displaying fabulous definition for such a big, plump, massive, concentrated effort,

I suspect the tannin levels are high even though they are largely concealed

by lavish amounts of fruit, glycerin and extract.Anticipated maturity: 2018 -

2040./RP/2012