2018 Chateau Pontet-Canet 5eme Cru Classe, Pauillac 6x150cl

RedBordeauxFrance
Vintage: 2018 ⋅ Other: 2007 2020 2021 2025
Pack size: 6x150cl

£940 / Case (excl. UK Duty & VAT)£1,175.88 / Case (incl. UK Duty & VAT)Duty Status: IBAvailability: IM
Duty StatusPrice
(excl. UK Duty & VAT)
Price
(incl. UK Duty & VAT)
Avail.ETA to UK Addr.
IB£940£1,175.88IM3-4 days

IB (In Bond) wines have had no UK Duty or VAT paid on them. If IB wines are purchased for storage in a bonded warehouse or for export - no UK Duty or VAT will be payable. If IB wines are purchased for delivery to a UK address - UK Duty and VAT is required to be paid before the delivery can take place.

IM (Immediate) wines are available for immediate delivery, storage or collection as per your instructions.

2 in stock

Enquiry
SKU: hub-VS10321516-6-IB-11495802 Categories: , ,
Producer Profile

Producer Profile

Chateau Pontet-Canet

There has been an increasingly deafening buzz around Chateau Pontet-Canet for a number of years now – and for once you get the feeling that it is not down to clever marketing, or headline-grabbing pricing strategies, but because of simple delivery of increasingly precise, powerful and rather fabulous wine.

That’s not to say they are above a few attention-grabbing moves at this Pauillac Fifth Growth. Recent years have seen owner Alfred Tesseron withdraw Pontet Canet from the generic en primeur tastings organised by the Union des Grands Crus, and from the marketing group Les 5, which he used to be part of alongside Smith-Haut-Lafitte, Gazin,, Branaire Ducru and Canon-La-Gaffeliere. And his technical director Jean-Michel Comme has confirmed that cutting down the large hedge that lay between them and Mouton Rothschild, obscuring the view of the First Growth, did no harm in reminding visitors just exactly how good their terroir is.

But none of this explains the recent acclaim. With a history dating back to 1750, the estate was bought by cognac merchant Guy Tesseron in 1975, and most agree that it has been the move into biodynamic farming that kickstarted the quality revolution. Officially certified as organic and biodynamic since the 2010 vintage, their organic practises date back much further, with all pesticides halted since 2003, and gradual conversion to biodynamic farming since 2004. ‘To do it properly requires an investment of not just money but time, human effort and philosophical beliefs,’ says Comme. Cabernet Sauvignon dominates here, a full 67% of the vines, with the balance beingMerlot (33%), ploughed in a large part by three Breton horses, Opale, Reine and Kako. The eventual aim is to have 10 horses working the entire vineyard.

In the cellars, Tesseron replaced all stainless steel with truncated reinforced-concrete vats (gravity-filled, of course), working with architect Christophe Massi, Jean-Michel Comme, and wine consultant Michel Rolland.

Second wine, Les Hauts de Pontet Canet.

33250 Pauillac | pontet-canet.com

Wine Details
Wine Type
Country
Region
Subregion
Vintage
Producer
Appellation
Classification
Designation
Grape
Bottle Size
Pack Size
Alcohol Percentage
Duty Status
Availability
Delivery, Storage and Collection

UK Delivery

We offer delivery to mainland UK postcodes.
Highlands, islands and other remote postcodes can be arranged on an individual basis.

International Delivery

We currently offer delivery to Hong Kong, please read here for more details.

Storage

In Bond storage is facilitated at EHD, formerly known as RGHQ (Regional Government Head Quarters), a unique site that provides the optimum conditions to store fine wines in the most secure environment.

Please refer to our Storage and Insurance page for more details.

Export

We can arrange to prepare your orders to be collected by the freight transporter of your choice.