Chateau Pontet-Canet 1998 sku_1013942-1 structured finish that leaves black

structured finish that leaves black pepper on the aftertaste

Notes of red and black berries on the nose

and raw cacao

while the medium-bodied palate springs forth with freshly-zested lime

and floral on the nose

Chateau Pontet-Canet 1998 sku_1013942-1 structured finish that leaves blackMedium to deep ruby red. The nose is tight & quite un yielding, restrained cassis is overlaid by cedar notes. The cassis fruit on the palate is initially lifted & fresh, thanks to good acidity, then plentiful grainey cedary tannins cut in. The fruit is more lively and supple than the nose suggests. Deep, dark, practically opaque, ruby red. Aromas are very ripe with high tones dark fruit. The palate has a good weight of high toned, ripe to over ripe