2004 Château Pontet-Canet - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac (12/23/2020)
Bottle 14 of a case of halves bought as futures in 2005. Finally starting to see some age and nuance, though the backbone of austerity is ever present. The oak is still present on the nose - it is Bordeaux after all, but with time dark fruit, tobacco and cedar emerge in a classic bouquet. It’s still tannic, but I like that. There’s enough fruit to keep it from being punishing. I think ai will speed up my roughly one bottle per year pace, and try to finish these up over the next 2-3 years.