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Pontet Canet 2006 - Paulliac

Jean -Michel Comme, the technical director at Pontet Canet, has been instrumental in converting this chateaux into pure biodynamic mode.

All the vintages from 2005 has been un this status but the rise in quality has been increasing ever since the conversion started in 2001.

This 2006, not the best of years in Bordeaux, has an amazing deep dense colour and a powerful complex nose of dark fruit, brambles, spices, raspberry, cedar and cassis. Stunning stuff!

The taste is rich, pure, big and solid with big tannins that are well integrated. A truly masculine Paulliac and a massive handful.

This 2006 costs a mere 120£ at a local restaurant, in stark contrast to the present prices that are roughly the same, but this is first growth quality at price that one sometimes may afford!

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