| Score: |
94+ RP.
". . . Alfred Tesseron has done a remarkable job since 1994 with Pontet-Canet, which has been hitting first-growth levels . . . . 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." Wine Advocate #189, Jun 2010 |