Château Cantemerle, 5eme Cru Classé, Haut Medoc
    Château Cantemerle

    Château Cantemerle, 5eme Cru Classé, Haut Medoc,

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    Château Cantemerle, 5eme Cru Classé, Haut Medoc, 2009

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note
    Château Cantemerle, 5eme Cru Classé, Haut Medoc, 2009

    This is frequently one of our value picks. Cantemerle lies just to the south of Macau and enjoys a fine terroir, which in turn produces refined, delicate wines not that dissimilar to Margaux to the north. A tight knit bouquet, with brooding dark fruit overlaid with high toned berries and floral notes; very pretty. The palate offers plenty of depth with bright cherries, spice, and a wonderfully seductive texture of dark, deep, black velvet. The tannins are well rounded, ripe and one is left with a precise, pure fruit finish.

    ABV:
    13%
    92/100
    Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
    Plenty of smoked cedar oak on the opening beats, this is full-throated in its extraction, but comes across as confident rather than too much, and as it softens the damson and black cherry fruits are attractive. A healthy 55hl/h yield, with 40% new oak.
    Date Reviewed:
    01/2022
    Drinking Window:
    2026 - 2040
    89/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent
    Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2019 Cantemerle opens with cedary / oak scents wafting over a cassis and baked blackberries core with suggestions of pencil lead, olives, and lavender. Medium-bodied, the palate is chewy with bright black fruits and an herbal lift on the finish.
    Date Reviewed:
    05/2022
    Drinking Window:
    2023 - 2036
    93/100
    Neal Martin, Vinous
    The 2019 Cantemerle has a fruit-driven bouquet with opulent blackberry and blueberry fruit, certainly one of the most floral in the flight with pressed violets developing in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with very supple tannins, fleshy and rounded, though I am looking for more tension and precision on the finish. This is a really fabulous Cantemerle that surely represents outstanding value. No excuse not to have this in your cellar. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.
    Date Reviewed:
    02/2023
    Drinking Window:
    2025 - 2050

    specifications

    country:
    France
    region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    Haut Médoc
    Producer:
    Château Cantemerle
    style:
    Red
    Grape Variety:
    Cab Sauvignon Merlot
    Allergen Information:
    This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.

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    Château Cantemerle

    Château Cantemerle

    Cantemerle is a 5ème cru classé, located in the appellation of Haut Medoc. It was the last entry in the 1855 Classification; in fact it was something of a late entry... Its viticultural history can be dated back to 1354, but at this time the estate was better known for other forms of agriculture, particularly cattle and cereals. Situated just to the south of Margaux, Cantemerle is currently making excellent value, classical wines that reward aging but as is the modern way can be accessed in their youth.

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