Château Pontet La Gravière

Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1996

This seemed to be in a perfect spot showing red & black fruit, graphite, cedar, sweet savory spice, leather & tobacco — 4 days ago

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Paul Hobbs

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Paul J
9.7

1hr+ decant. Lovely dark red/purple color. Still has years left in it. Blue fruit with cedar and car exhaust (in a good way!). Well integrated as only Paul can do. So definitive I could guess this blind every time. Love it! Medium plus depth and finish. Would love to try this side by side with Pontet Canet. This rocks!! — a year ago

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Tom, Tom and 2 others liked this

Château Cadet-Pontet

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2000

2000 for daughters birthday decanted, wonderful immediately and grew better over time sitting in the decanter. Only one bottle left in cellar after this one. — 10 days ago

Château La Gravière

Entre-Deux-Mers Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2023

Honeysuckle, white peach, apricot and melon. — 6 months ago

Château Latour

Le Pauillac de Chateau Latour Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

J. Kim
9.1

The 2016 has rounder fatter fruit and less angular architecture than the 2010, and more intense structure than the 2015. The aroma is a classic old school Pauillac, black fruit, tobacco, cigar box and graphite, on top of leathery barnyard bass notes that one often finds in old Lynch Bages or Pontet Canet. More masculine than feminine with lack of vanilla and minty notes. No overripeness, over-oakiness, over-manipulation this year. Type IV Bordeaux in which the aromatic complexity and the structural intensity is well-matched. Less polish this year but the balance between the presence and the reserve is so well-judged. — 3 years ago

Ira, Daniel and 6 others liked this

Neal Family Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Paul J
9.5

Neal never stops impressing!!! Would have guessed Bordeaux all the way. 1hr+ decant. Nose of dark cherries, cedar, and menthol. Blue and black fruit on the palate with well integrated alcohol. Medium depth and medium plus finish. Reminds me of Chateau Pontet-Canet but 1/5 of the price. Neal rocks!! — 4 years ago

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Tom, Milissa and 6 others liked this

Pym Rae

Tesseron Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2019

Ist time trying this from the owners of Pontet Canet. Well made with everything in place showing good balance. Everyone seemed to enjoy it — a month ago

Hermes, Shay and 7 others liked this

Quilceda Creek

Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Paul J
9.7

This rocked! Refined yet complex. 1hr+ decant. Dark red color. Dark, sweet cherries on the nose. On the palate it reminded me of Pontet Canet and Gargiulo. Fairly big, deep wine. Ample sweetness = dessert in a glass! — 2 months ago

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Tom, Severn and 7 others liked this

Sequoia Grove

Rutherford Bench Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Paul J
9.5

This was awesome! PnP’d. Very balanced wine. Medium plus depth. Integrated dark blue and black fruit with oak, vanilla, and cedar. Somewhat similar to Pontet Canet. Lovely silky texture and medium plus finish. Exactly how Napa Cab should taste! — 3 years ago

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Shay, John and 9 others liked this