Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.6

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

Hannah Lehmuspolku

9.5

Skumppa: Makea, kiva, pirskahteleva, kesäinen — 7 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

Love this vintage of Dominus along with the 91. Served blind with the 86 Mouton where most of the group guessed the Dominus for the Mouton. Easy to do as this was so Bordeaux like with dark berry fruits, earth, cedar, leather & tobacco, beautifully balanced, structured, complex with a long finish. — 8 years ago

James Brenner

9.3

A favorite dessert wine that's strikes the perfect balance. Straight from the winery. Thanks Oz for the refill. — 9 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.1

The third wine of the group was a 1989 Pichon Lalande, the cross street neighbor of Pichon Baron that also lies just north of Chateau Latour on the Gironde estuary side of the D2. The Lalande was also in great shape, with very good density and viscosity, it was a soild wall of mature black fruits like currant, bing cherry, and blackberry, with hints of mint and smoke. Texturally it was full-bodied and mouthfilling, with ripe & fleshy tannin, a dense, long finish. — 9 years ago

Yuki Watanabe

9.5

Fruity, full body, live it — 9 years ago

Shay A

9.4

Monthly WTF guys blind tasting group. This month was our annual, and famed, Left Bank vs Right Bank theme. All wines served blind as usual. Started off with a Rosé and a champagne. Great night.

This was one of my favorites of the night. One of the best young Bordeaux’s I’ve tasted. Ripe and modern nose (fruit forward) with smoked meat and baked blackberry pie. The palate revealed cocoa/dark chocolate, baking spices and a hint of blue fruit wrapped by black fruit. Big. Will obviously get better, but was shocked how good this was now. I called this ‘12-14 Left Bank. — 7 years ago

with Andrew, Jack and 6 others

Pietro Amirkhanian

9.5

This is a special wine to be enjoyed with soft creamy cheeses. The 2004 is it’s best expression. Loved it. — 7 years ago

Alan Sevigny

10

INCREDIBLE lightly sweet and fizzy only sweet red I have ever liked — 8 years ago

Alyse Villarreal

10

Fun, light, fruity, bubbly. I like very sweet wines and this is it. — 9 years ago

with Sal

Vijay Parikh

9.3

Ranked 1 by the group ( I ranked 2) at the 82 Bordeaux and Cab tasting. Good balance I thought abbot undeveloped possibly needing more air? Wine went well with antelope — 9 years ago

Emily Paul

9.6

Sooo sweet — 9 years ago

Josh

9.3

The summer of Lambrusco — 10 years ago

Shay A

9.3

Monthly WTF guys blind tasting group. This month was our annual, and famed, Left Bank vs Right Bank theme. All wines served blind as usual. Started off with a Rosé and a champagne. Great night.

This was the first of two Calon Segurs of the evening. Extremely well balanced. Aromatics of cassis, herbs and baking spices (nutmeg?). Sweet espresso and pipe tobacco on the palate. Red fruit dominant. Feels like it’s just opening up. Thanks @Ryan G . — 7 years ago

with Andrew, Jack and 6 others

Clara Zhang

9.1

Crispy and sparkling drink — 7 years ago

Jen

9.3

Such a good red dessert wine. I had it twice - once in BA and once in Mendoza! — 8 years ago

Justin Hansohn

8.9

Where's the cheap sparkling?! Right here yesssssss!!!! — 8 years ago

Kathleen Duffy

9.2

Perfection with cheeses and great company! — 9 years ago

Natsu Ko

8.9

締めのワインはちょっと発泡の白。これまた典型的ビオの味。 — 9 years ago

Kirsten Grumney

9.6

Very sweet — 10 years ago