2008 Chateau Pontet-Canet Pauillac, France Oloroso Sherry and aniseed tip

and aniseed tip

(The very opposite holds true in the Langhe

the wine shows elements of wood and steel

and a lingering

Simon Chotard always tries to include some botrytized grapes in Les Cris—grapes touched by the same “noble rot” that produces Sauternes—which contribute a subtle honeyed character that

2008 Chateau Pontet-Canet Pauillac, France Oloroso Sherry and aniseed tipRich, full bodied, deep, intense and loaded to the brim with crme de cassis, tobacco, smoke, wet forest floor and cherry pipe tobacco elements, the wine is mouth filling, tannic, long, deep and complex. Everything about this is just great. But patience is going to be needed, as this will probably not hit its peak for at least another 5 8 years. 96 Points Wine Cellar Insider