🏰 Château Pontet-Canet
Also known as: Pontet-Canet
A Pauillac estate created from 1705 by Jean-François de Pontet, owned by the Tesseron family since 1975 and farmed organically and biodynamically; a fifth growth of 1855.
Château Pontet-Canet is a wine estate north of Pauillac, in the Médoc. According to the estate, from 1705 Jean-François de Pontet gathered land here to create a vineyard, in 1757 he acquired a property at the Canet site, and in 1781 the estate took the name Château Pontet-Canet. In 1865 the merchant Henri Herman Cruse bought it and later had new cellars built.
In 1975 Guy Tesseron, a Cognac producer and merchant, bought the estate; his son Alfred Tesseron took over its management in 1994, and his granddaughter Justine Tesseron joined in 2015. According to the estate, the vineyard covers 81 ha with about 800,000 vines in some hundred plots, and it was the first grand cru classé to hold both organic and biodynamic certification for its entire vineyard.
Pauillac is a protected designation of origin (PDO) for red wines made within a delimited area. In the 1855 classification, kept today by the Conseil des Grands Crus Classés en 1855, Pontet-Canet is a Cinquième Cru (fifth growth).
Why it matters to you. Organic and biodynamic labels are separate certifications about farming; they say nothing about the classification rank or the alcohol content. The WHO reminds: there is no safe level of alcohol.
Facts
| Year founded | 1705, Jean-François de Pontet (name from 1781); Tesseron family since 1975 |
|---|---|
| Region | Pauillac, Médoc (Bordeaux) |
| Country | France |
| Legal basis | estate; PDO Pauillac, Cinquième Cru of the 1855 classification |
What it includes
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2000
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2001
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2002
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2003
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2004
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2005
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2006
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2007
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2008
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2009
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2010
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2011
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2012
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2013
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2014
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2015
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2016
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2017
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2018
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2019
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2020
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2021
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2022
- 🍷 Château Pontet-Canet 2023
How it connects to Wine
🏰 Château Pontet-Canet → kind of → 📜 Pauillac ← main grape of ← 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 📜 Pauillac
- Related to
- 📍 Médoc (Pauillac, Médoc)
Frequently asked questions
Where does the name Pontet-Canet come from?
From Jean-François de Pontet, who created the vineyard from 1705, and the Canet site he acquired in 1757; the name dates from 1781, according to the estate.
Is it true that biodynamic farming changes a wine’s classification?
No. The 1855 rank and the Pauillac PDO are separate from organic or biodynamic certification.
Who owns Pontet-Canet?
The Tesseron family, since 1975, according to the estate.
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⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
Sources
- Château Pontet-Canet (official site): Trois siècles, trois familles
- Château Pontet-Canet (official site): home page — vineyard
- Conseil des Grands Crus Classés en 1855: the 1855 classification
- Wikidata: Château Pontet-Canet (Q1090622)
- eAmbrosia — EU register of geographical indications: PDO «Pauillac»
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)