The 2022 Château Pontet-Canet is widely regarded as one of the estate's greatest wines since the legendary 2009 and 2010 vintages. Produced from 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, and 2% Cabernet Franc, it showcases extraordinary richness, precision, and purity while remaining unmistakably Pauillac.
Professional Ratings
| Critic |
Rating |
| Jeb Dunnuck |
100 Points |
| James Suckling |
99 Points |
| Decanter |
95 Points |
| Wine Spectator |
94 Points |
The wine was named among James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of the World and earned a perfect score from Jeb Dunnuck.
Tasting Profile
Aromatics
- Crème de cassis
- Blackberry and blackcurrant
- Smoke and incense
- Leafy tobacco
- Dark chocolate
- Graphite and crushed stone
Palate
- Full-bodied and remarkably concentrated
- Dense layers of dark fruit
- Velvety, seamless texture
- Powerful yet balanced
- Exceptional purity and energy
Finish
- Long and profound
- Lingering cassis, graphite, tobacco, and spice
- Built for decades of aging
Critics praised its heavenly aromatics, flawless balance, and extraordinary depth, with Jeb Dunnuck calling it the finest Pontet-Canet since 2009.
Sommelier Presentation Note
2022 Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac
A profound expression of Pauillac from Bordeaux's exceptional 2022 vintage, offering aromas of cassis, blackberry, smoke, tobacco, and graphite. Powerful yet impeccably refined, the palate delivers extraordinary concentration, velvety tannins, and remarkable precision, culminating in a long, seamless finish.
Wine Enthusiast
The aroma is dominated by impressive black fruit flavors. The wine, dense and concentrated, is full of dark tannins, black currant fruits with great purity and youthful freshness. It is a magisterial wine with its strength and power balanced by great fruits. Drink from 2029. Organic and biodynamic. — Roger Voss
Jeb Dunnuck
A sensational Pauillac as well as the finest wine from this château since the 2009 (although the 2010 might have something to say about that), the 2022 Château Pontet-Canet sports a deep purple hue as well as a heavenly perfume of crème de cassis, smoke, incense, leafy tobacco, and chocolate. This beauty has sensational purity, a deep, layered, multi-dimensional mouthfeel, flawless balance, and incredible precision and detail in its aromas and flavors. Despite its opulence and power, it has a solid underlying structure, and its tannins are sweet and polished; it has remarkable depth and concentration, and it just does everything right. I wouldn't be surprised to see this firm up slightly over the coming 3-5 years, although I don't expect it to truly shut down. It should have 40, 50, if not 60 years of overall longevity. The 2022 is based on 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, brought up in 50% new barrels, 35% in amphora, and the rest in once-used oak.
