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Auction: SFW03 - An Evening of Exceptional Wines
Lot: 44

Assorted Fifth Growth in Half-Bottle vintage 2006
Château Pontet Canet
Pauillac, 5ème Cru Classé, 6 half-bottles
Château Lynch Bages
Pauillac, 5ème Cru Classé, 6 half-bottles

Lying duty paid in a temperature-controlled wine cellar in Singapore
12 half bottles

Tasting Note: "The 2006 Pontet Canet (95/100 points Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate #181 Feb 2009) is a wine to stockpile, especially for those in their thirties and forties as it needs another decade to reach maturity, after which it should keep for 30+ years. This vineyard, just south of Mouton Rothschild, has produced an opaque bluish/purple-colored 2006 with an extraordinarily pure nose of graphite, charcoal, sweet creme de cassis, and a hint of scorched earth. Incredible concentration, stunning richness, and a 60-second finish result in a wine that transcends the vintage as well as this estate’s 1855 classification. This enormously endowed, modern day classic is a legend in the making. Anticipated maturity: 2018-2050+.

Enormous credit is due proprietor Alfred Tesseron for turning things around at this estate in 1994, and continuing to produce first-growth level wines. Pontet-Canet is one of the few bio-dynamically farmed vineyards in the Medoc, and Tesseron is such a perfectionist in both the vineyard and wine cellars that his nickname among other bordelais is “Monsieur Bonsai.”

"This classic, powerful, firm Lynch Bages (94/100 points Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate #196 Aug. 2011) may be as concentrated (if not more so) than the 2005. It possesses a dense purple-tinged color, tell-tale cassis notes interwoven with hints of roast beef, savory herbs, spice box and subtle oak, good acidity and ripe tannin. The result is a full-bodied, fleshy Pauillac that will benefit from another 3-4 years of cellaring. It is capable of lasting 20-25 more years."

Sold for
SG$850