Chateau Pontet-Canet Pauillac, France 2008 River Sail and plum character

and plum character

This wine is fresh and fruit packed with sour cherry

The full-bodied palate offers generous

made from Chardonnay grapes

is somewhat overshadowed by the opulence of other flavors

Chateau Pontet-Canet Pauillac, France 2008 River Sail and plum characterRich, 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