Château Pontet Canet

Château Pontet-Canet: The history of the château Pontet-Canet began during the eighteenth century, with the consolidation of several parcels of land located in Pauillac, by Jean-François de Pontet. Thereafter, his descendants decided to enlarge the area, by adding parcels of a place called ‘Pontet’. The château Pontet-Canet was born. In 1855, the château Pontet-Canet was ranked as ‘fifth cru classé’.

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In 1865, Hermann Cruse bought the field. He contributed enormously to the reputation and to the modernization of the château. It is the family Tesseron, who now, has been at the head of the field, since 1975. They have invested heavily by renovating the field, but also, they have decided, not to lose traditions. The use of a horse, indeed, has been reintroduced and chemical herbicides have been recently banned. In 1982, the castle created a second wine, called "Château Les Hauts de Pontet”, which, then, took the name of "Les Hauts de Pontet-Canet “ in 2001. It is very difficult to make its way among the wines of Pauillac, with famous names, such as Lafite Rothschild, Latour and Mouton Rothschild. However, the château Pontet-Canet manages to stand out, offering fragrant and delicious expressive wines. It goes without saying, that this wine will deserve a better place, if the 1855’s classification was revised…


Parker's rating of Château Pontet Canet (rating on 100)
1900	1901	1902	1903	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909

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									90
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					93
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					76				85
1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
	94			84			77
1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
82	71				85	75		82	80
1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
		86	86	74	86	88	87	88	89
1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
89	84	85	86	91	92	92	85	86	88
2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
92	89	88	95	90+	96+	93-95+	91-94

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