Domaine Frantz Chagnoleau Saint-Veran A la Cote, Maconnais, France 2015 Crianza the 2005 Chateau Pontet-Canet has

the 2005 Chateau Pontet-Canet has long been one of the stars of the vintage and this might well be the best of over a dozen showings of this wine

The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannins

followed by an elegant and rich taste of sake rice

The first sip evokes a gentle rice flavor with a pristine and invigorating dry finish

This old-vine rouge comes from what will one day be deemed a premier cru parcel

Domaine Frantz Chagnoleau Saint-Veran A la Cote, Maconnais, France 2015 Crianza the 2005 Chateau Pontet-Canet hasSaint Vran A la Cte is generally one of the domaine's most popular wines. Its nose is characterised by fruity (white fruit), floral aromas, while the palate offers refinement, concentration and an attractive tension.