Château Pontet-Canet 2021 Pauillac (75cl)

A 2021 Pauillac red from Château Pontet-Canet, in a 75cl bottle. Pauillac leans harder on Cabernet Sauvignon than most of the left bank. Still young, so give it an hour in a decanter, or open it alongside something with real flavour: roast beef, char siu, a steak dinner. It also keeps well if you would rather lay it down a few years. Young Pauillac typically shows blackcurrant and cedar with firm tannins and a savoury, graphite-like edge, usually more structured than fruity at this stage.