Chateau Pontet-Canet 2008

Case discounts (can be mixed cases)
5% off 6 bottles (£85.50 each)
10% off 12+ bottles (£81.00 each)

2008 / Pauillac / France

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot / 13.5% / biodynamic

Considered one of the wines of the vintage by Robert Parker (he scored the wine 96 points), this is very fine claret from a producer that has been very highly regarded for some years now.  This is still very youthful, so decant for a couple of hours if drinking now and it will open up to reveal aromas and flavours of cassis, blackcurrant, tobacco, graphite and toast, along with some lovely lifted notes and a long, satisfying finish.  Beautiful claret.  It's well structured with firm tannins and bright acidity and will develop further in bottle for another decade or two.  A wine that holds a special place in my heart given that 2008 was the first vintage that I visited Bordeaux for the en primeur tastings, and Alfred Tesseron and his team are always most welcoming (often with a lovely lunch).