Chateau Pontet-Canet 5eme Cru Classe, Pauillac 1996
Chateau Pontet-Canet · Bordeaux · Pauillac
LWIN: 1014307
Chateau Pontet-Canet 5eme Cru Classe, Pauillac 1996 sold at auction 72 times in the last five years, at a median of $115 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $100 and $127. The most recent sale was on October 27, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $120, across 34 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$115
72 sales · $100–127 middle half
Lowest retail now
$120
34 retail offers
Last auction sale
Oct 27
2026
Critic scores
92
Wine Advocate
93
Vinous
91
Wine Spectator
Chateau Pontet-Canet 5eme Cru Classe, Pauillac, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 1996 (2)
Wine facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Sub-region
- Pauillac
- Type
- Red
- Classification
- 5eme Cru Classe
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About Chateau Pontet-Canet
Château Pontet-Canet, the Tesseron family's Pauillac fifth growth, farms 81 ha, certified organic and biodynamic in 2010, with horses ploughing part of it. Cabernet Sauvignon, over 60% of the grand vin, grows on the Günz gravel plateau; Merlot on cooler, chalkier clay near the river; Petit Verdot on four plots adds spice. Destemmed grapes drop by gravity into concrete and wooden vats, then a quarter to a third of the wine ages in egg-shaped amphorae made of clay, gravel and limestone, the rest in French barrels. The style is full yet fresh, with silky, precise tannins and growing minerality. Les Hauts de Pontet-Canet is the second wine.
- Appellation
- Pauillac
- Classification
- Cinquième Cru Classé (1855)
- Owner
- Tesseron family
- Vineyards
- 81 ha in about 100 plots; certified organic and biodynamic since 2010
- Grapes
- Cabernet Sauvignon 62%, Merlot 32%, Cabernet Franc 4%, Petit Verdot 2%
- Wines
- Château Pontet-Canet, Les Hauts de Pontet-Canet
- Style
- Biodynamic Pauillac aged partly in concrete-clay amphorae; silky, precise, mineral
- Website
- pontet-canet.com
Sources: pontet-canet.com, Wikipedia, decanterchina.com, travelcuriousoften.com, justerinis.com