O VINARIJI / ABOUT THE WINERY
Château Pontet-Canet je vinarija u apelaciji Pauillac u vinskoj regiji Bordeaux u Francuskoj . Chateau Pontet-Canet također je ime crnog vina koje proizvodi ovo imanje. Ovdje proizvedeno vino klasificirano je kao jedno od osamnaest Cinquièmes Crus (peti rast) u Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 .
Deset godina nakon klasifikacije iz 1855. godine, imanje je kupio Herman Cruse 1865. godine, u čijoj je obitelji imanje ostalo dugi niz godina. Skandal s vinskom prevarom u Bordeauxu 1973. godine prisilio je 1975. prodati Ponet-Canet trgovcu konjaka Guyu Tesseronu, vlasniku Château Lafon-Rochet .Imanje ostaje pod njegovom kontrolom i danas.
Od posjeda Pontet-Canet od 120 hektara (300 hektara) smještenog na sjevernom kraju komune Pauillac, preko puta Château Mouton Rothschild , 80 ha (200 hektara) je pod vinogradom. Sastav tla uglavnom je šljunak nad podzemljem gline i vapnenca. Rasprostranjenost sorti grožđa je 60% cabernet sauvignona , 33% merlota , 5% petit verdota i 2% cabernet franca . Vinova loza u prosjeku je stara 35 godina.
Pontet-Canet ima jednu od najvećih proizvodnja bilo kojeg razvrstanog rasta u Medocu s proizvodnjom od gotovo 20 000 kutija svog grand-vina i još 20 000 kutija drugog vina , Les Hauts de Pontet. Berba se vrši ručno, a nakon sortiranja grožđe se premješta u podrume imanja radi drobljenja. Fermentacija se odvija u mješavini betonskih i nehrđajućih kaca. Vina odležavaju 16-20 mjeseci u do 60% novih hrastovih bačava prije punjenja u boce.
Château Pontet-Canet is a winery in the Pauillac appellation of the Bordeaux wine region of France. Chateau Pontet-Canet is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. The wine produced here was classified as one of eighteen Cinquièmes Crus (Fifth Growths) in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855.
Ten years following the 1855 classification, the property was purchased by Herman Cruse in 1865, in whose family the estate remained for many years. The Bordeaux wine fraud scandal in 1973 forced the sale, in 1975,of Ponet-Canet to Cognac merchant Guy Tesseron owner of Château Lafon-Rochet. The estate remains in his control today.
Of the 120 hectares (300 acres) estate of Pontet-Canet located in the northern end of the Pauillac commune, across the road from first growth Château Mouton Rothschild, 80 ha (200 acres) are under vine.[2] The soil composition is mainly gravel over a subsoil of clay and limestone. The grape variety distribution is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc.Vines average 35 years of age.
Pontet-Canet has one of the largest productions of any classified growth in the Medoc with a production of nearly 20,000 cases of its grand-vin, and another 20,000 cases of its second wine, Les Hauts de Pontet. Harvesting is done by hand, and after sorting the grapes are moved into the estate’s gravity-feed cellars for crushing. Fermentation takes place in a mixture of concrete and stainless steel vats. Wines are aged for 16-20 months in up to 60% new oak barrels before bottling.