chateau cantenac brown 3eme cru classe margaux

Château Cantenac-Brown

Château Cantenac Brown, 3ème Cru Classé, Margaux, 2009

Name: Château Cantenac Brown, 3ème Cru Classé, Margaux
Brand: Château Cantenac-Brown
Price: 613.07 GBP

92/100

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2009
6x1.5L
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£613.07

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Cantenac Brown is mighty impressive in 2009, but one has to question whether it is a great Margaux. The nose is more reminiscent of a modern Pauillac of St Julien; a really cool, classic, Cabernet character with notes of liquid minerals, slate and high toned black fruit. The attack is a searing mass of pure, svelte blackcurrants; very intense, utterly delicious and classy, but maybe not one expects from a Margaux...

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Critic Reviews

92/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2009 Cantenac Brown does not quite deliver the complexity or breeding of the 2010 when compared directly, yet it is still attractive with strawberry and raspberry fruit, iodine and light marine scents. The palate is medium-bodied with fine sappiness on the entry, spicier than the 2010, lively with just a little less precision displayed on the finish; notes of tea leaf and white pepper linger on the finish. This will drink sooner than the 2010 but should give 20-30 years drinking fulfilment. Tasted at the Cantenac Brown vertical at the château.

drinking window 2021 - 2038

date of review 10/2022

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Specifications

Country:

France

Region:

Bordeaux

Appellation:

Margaux

Producer:

Château Cantenac-Brown

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Cab Sauvignon Merlot

abv:

13.5%

allergen information

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