Naboth van den Broek

9.0

Very well made ste foy from the former winemaker of Pontet Canet and his wife. Super value. Merlot dominant, at least on the nose and palette. Still very young. — 4 years ago

Todd Anderson

9.3

Not cognac expert but this is really good stuff, one of the best I've had. And from Alfred Tesseron of Pontet Canet, my fav Paulliac. — 5 years ago

Loren Grossman

Vintner Wilde Farm Wines

9.6

Love this wine. Great energy and transparency. Lots going on with white truffle, iodine, blackberry and some blood orange. Vibrant palate. In a great spot now. — 6 years ago

Buffy sommers

9.0

2016 -so delish and drinkable. Nice berry light palate. — 7 years ago

Bret Barker

9.4

I’m a sucker for barton. Family liked the pontet canet better but this st julien was delicious. Black currant, leather, mineral - classic Bordeaux. If you want a producer well priced and built to age this is it. — 7 years ago

Bill Bender

9.3

Classic lunch bags and just a stellar treat in a crowded sea of Napa cab. My fave 5th growth by a long shot but Pontet Canet and Grand Puy Lacoste aren't far behind. The Lynch seems to shine for me regardless of vintage. — 8 years ago

Paul Stagg

9.3

Yup. As awesome as it was at the winery. — 8 years ago

Paul J

9.4

PnP’d. Should have given an hour decant. Medium red color. Is a cross between Pinot, Cab, and a Spanish red. Mix the Aubert Pinot I had the other night and Pontet Canet and you get close. Bright red fruit with plenty of oak. Perfect drinking age!! What a great gift and surprise!! Thanks Malcolm! — 4 years ago

with Brooke

Paul T HB

9.7

Post steak 🥩, nice with a cool breeze in the backyard.
Wine Advocate: 98 points

The Tesseron family (currently the proprietors of St.-Estèphe’s Lafon-Rochet and Pauillac’s Pontet-Canet) made its fortune in the Cognac business, and it is one of the few families to possess ancient stocks of great vintages that have not been diluted with water or manipulated in any manner. They released small quantities of Lot 29 (1929), which remains the most ethereal Cognac I have ever tasted. I’m no expert, but their newest release, the 1953, seems close in quality to the 1929. Slightly darker than the 1929, the 1953 is pure silk, which at this alcohol level is very dangerous indeed. The complex aromatics can fill a room.

— 5 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.6

This wine was SINGING tonight. Very youthful, exuberant blackberry and cassis. This wine was ready to kick ass and take names, but the oaked finish kind of balked at the wine's true power, and ended up winning tonight. In a 3-bottle lineup of a 2013 Aubert A1X Chardonnay, an 05 Pontet Canet, and this bottle, this one seemed like the unquestionable way to end the night (until the 06 Calera Pinot Noir was poppped). This wine is dark, dense, and even though it is a great pop and pour wine this wine will only improve over the next 10-15 years. Bravo Stuart Spoto. — 7 years ago

with Dan

Zoran Korencan

8.9

2012.....on Friday evening 09.06.2017 — 8 years ago

Vincent Lamoureux

9.3

Merlot délicieux — 8 years ago

Alan Johnston

9.3

3.4 Lovely Bordeaux if a bit young. Nice taste but not much nose. On sale for $13.99, with Groupon was $10.39, a very good buy. — 8 years ago

Jan A

9.2

Rounded out very nicely on day two. I would say that the remaining bottles would peak in two to three years. Not the most complicated wine but a pleasure to drink nevertheless — 5 years ago

Marvin Liu

9.5

Drank side by side with 2012 Pontet and crushed it. — 5 years ago

James Forsyth

9.0

Stewed fruit, cherries, leather and more leather and more leather. Very good if you like leather things. — 5 years ago

Jan de Weerd

9.8

The stage was set. Pontet Canet in the left corner, Leonetti reserve in the right corner. Leonetti came in strong, intense, rich, powerful with strong dry blue berry, dark cherry fruit and a well integrated tannins with hints of oak and tobacco. Broad on the pallet, all in. Who won? Almost too close to call. Such different style. Broad and bold verse intense and deep. Check the ratings! — 6 years ago

with Tammy

Richard Davies

9.1

Very smooth. — 8 years ago

Benjamin Keator

9.5

More approachable than the pontet cantet 2006. Opens up pretty quickly — 8 years ago

with Bill

Charlie Evans

9.2

Blew the Pontet-Canet out. Drinking wonderful. Out of a magnum. — 8 years ago