chateau cantemerle 5eme cru classe haut medoc

Château Cantemerle

Château Cantemerle, 5eme Cru Classé, Haut Medoc, 2022

Name: Château Cantemerle, 5eme Cru Classé, Haut Medoc
Brand: Château Cantemerle
Price: 145 GBP

93/100

Inside Bordeaux

91-93/100

The Wine Independent

89-91/100

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2022
3x1.5L
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£193.13

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Top Pick
2022
6x75cl
EP
£145.00
Top Pick
2022
6x75cl
EP
£145.00

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

This is one of the finest wines made here in recent times. It may even surpass the excellent 2015. Produced from 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc, this has a wonderful, classical bouquet of violets, mint and gravelly cassis. The palate is pure and refined, a clear continuation of the nose. The mid-weight flavours are generous and well heeled, finishing with beautifully judged tannins packed full of fruit and minerals. A great Cantemerle. 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc.

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Critic Reviews

91-93/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2022 Cantemerle bursts with bold notions of black cherry preserves and blackcurrant pastilles, followed by hints of bay leaves, fallen leaves, and tilled soil. The medium-bodied palate is bright and refreshing, with fine-grained tannins and an energetic finish.

drinking window 2026 - 2043

date of review 05/2023

93/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Intense in both colour and structure, a wine that knows how to make an impact, and it is carrying itself with confidence. Impressive, full of nuanced cassis and bilberry fruit, with liquorice and smoked earth, hints of richly spiced vanilla patisserie cream showing the ripeness of the vintage. This is good, a little abrupt on the finish with a bitter almond kick. Tight tannins at this point. 40% new oak for ageing.

drinking window 2030 - 2046

date of review 05/2023

89-91/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2022 Cantemerle has a feisty bouquet with perfumed blueberry and blackberry fruit, showy with an almost sorbet-like character. The palate is medium-bodied with blackberry and strawberry fruit, licorice and white pepper. It teeters on becoming a little cloying toward the finish and will need a very prudent barrel maturation. Hopefully, it will muster a bit more finesse.

drinking window 2028 - 2040

date of review 05/2023

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.