Drinking beautiful — 4 years ago
Always a good bottle and the 2013 is a little cut above — 4 years ago
Idillica cata — 7 months ago
Super drink. Soft tannins, lots of fruit and a great aroma — 9 months ago
Pretty darn compelling, focused, lemon rhind and mineral, with good balance in the palate. — 3 years ago
I’ve been on a QPR kick lately with this $11 Costco #valledeuco #malbec. Expected bramble fruit, leather notes on the nose but the fresh acidity, balance and restraint on the palate are much appreciated. — 4 years ago
Lemon front with brioche undertones. Crispy delight — 5 years ago
Pontet Canet tasting and dinner with Alfred Tesseron.
What a great vintage. Its tannin structure will outlive the 09 and anyone 45 and older. The 2010 is a forever vintage and while different than 09, it will undoubtedly be just as great. It’s just going to take a lot more bottle age than the 09.
The body is full and round. The tannins have rounded but are still big and chewy. It’s more concentrated than 09. The fruit is really beautiful and again perfectly ripe. Dark currants, blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, dark plum, poached strawberries with hints of raspberries. Soft soil structure; dry top soil, moist clay, medium intensity dark spice, fresh tobacco, dry herbs, crushed rock powder, with dark, withering florals with violets. The texture is velvety. The structure and tension are big. The length and balance are worthy of its perfect score. For me, it’s just not there, yet! The acidity is really good. The long, lush, ripe, well balanced, polished finish is deliciously persistent.
Photos of; our dinner group, tasting room at Pontet Canet, the horse plows they still use in the fields and Chateau Pontet Canet. — 6 years ago
Tasty for a cheap Trader Joe’s bottle! — 3 years ago
Cata Terroir Al Limit — 7 years ago
Mineral, lactose — 7 years ago
Andrew McIntyre
For its relatively young age already ripe and evolved with a strong oaky backbone. Good wine for a book and a fireplace. — 6 months ago