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Tue, Feb 6, 2024 10:00AM EST - Tue, Feb 13, 2024 08:00PM EST
  • 1996
  • 750ml
  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Medoc
  • Pauillac
  • Bordeaux Red Blend
  • Red
  • DD4129
  • DD4134
Lot 141

1996 Chateau Pontet Canet Pauillac - 750ml - 6 bottle(s)

Estimate: CAD$850 - CAD$1,300

Bid Increments

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CAD$0 CAD$20
CAD$500 CAD$50
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CAD$5,000 CAD$500
CAD$10,000 CAD$1,000
CAD$20,000 CAD$2,000
CAD$50,000 CAD$5,000
CAD$100,000 CAD$10,000
This lot is comprised of 6 bottle(s) of 1996 Chateau Pontet Canet Pauillac - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $850 - $1300 with a reserve of $600. The bottles in this lot come from collection 11432.

Condition

Bordeaux In Neck

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This consignor grew up among the vineyards in the Niagara region and has fond memories of eating grapes off the vines at her friend’s family farm. It was during her 20s that she learned to appreciate wine, travelling through France, Italy and eastern Europe for business. In her 60s she began to collect wine seriously, some shipped to her by business associates and others purchased from wine merchants and collectors. The bottles have been meticulously stored in a custom designed wine cellar and were then moved into 2 temperature-controlled wine cabinets.
The score for 1996 Chateau Pontet Canet Pauillac is 93 from Vinous and the tasting note - Cedar, scorched earth and mint blossomed on a nose that is firmly into its secondary phase, yet laden with more fruit than expected considering both its age and the austere style of Left Bank 1996s. The palate might be nearing the end of its drinking plateau, so don’t hold back if you own a few bottles. But I admired its balance and density, its structure and classicism, and the typical Pauillac traits of cedar and a touch of mint toward the finish. I savored it down to the last drop