Château Pontet Canet, Pauillac - 2006 Serafini & Vidotto strawberry to the fresh balsamic

strawberry to the fresh balsamic note of herbs

and I kept going back to my sample bottle throughout the afternoon at different intervals to check on its progress

and still plenty of tannin to resolve

An organic approach for a fair expression of the terroir

Château Pontet Canet, Pauillac - 2006 Serafini & Vidotto strawberry to the fresh balsamicThe 2006 Chteau Pontet Canet has an extremely pure, vivacious, perfumed bouquet with crushed violets infusing the blueberry and blackberry fruit. But it is all about the detail and precision in this wine. The palate is medium bodied with a gentle grip in the mouth: lightly toasted black fruit, dried orange peel, cedar and a pinch of white pepper. This feels very cohesive and poised with just a touch of mint entering right on the finish. What a great