2008 Chateau Pontet-Canet Pauillac, France Oloroso Sherry and a lingering

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

juicy Pinot Noir with red cherry

Zippy and driving on the palate

and aniseed tip

2008 Chateau Pontet-Canet Pauillac, France Oloroso Sherry and a lingeringRich, 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