chateau cantenac brown 3eme cru classe margaux

Château Cantenac-Brown

Château Cantenac Brown, 3ème Cru Classé, Margaux, 2022

Name: Château Cantenac Brown, 3ème Cru Classé, Margaux
Brand: Château Cantenac-Brown
Price: 243 GBP

95/100

Inside Bordeaux

92-94/100

The Wine Independent

94-96/100

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2022
6x75cl
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£243.00

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Cantenac Brown may have the façade of an austere prep school run by a sadistic headmaster, but the wines are beginning to show real promise. Still on the darker end of the spectrum, there are some nice touches of inky cassis, gravel, pencil shavings and iris – really quite lifted and floral. The palate is a continuation with clear cassis and vibrant blueberries – there's a creamy texture to the fruit followed by a good core of acidity and detailed tannins. 69% Cabernet Sauvignon and 31% Merlot.

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Critic Reviews

94-96/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2022 Cantenac Brown has an elegant nose, showing pure black cherry, wild strawberry, blackcurrant pastilles and cedar aromas. I appreciate the mineralité here. The palate is medium-bodied with supple but firm tannins, nicely structured. There's a crescendo of fruit toward the mineral-driven finish. Cohesive and full of character, this is another superb Margaux from an estate in the ascendant under winemaker José Sanfins.

drinking window 2030 - 2070

date of review 05/2023

92-94/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2022 Cantenac Brown spills from the glass with expressive scents of cassis, blueberry pie, and Morello cherries, followed by touches of lavender and cinnamon stick. The medium to full-bodied palate has an impressive amount of vibrant red and black fruit layers with fine-grained tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing long and perfumed.

drinking window 2027 - 2047

date of review 05/2023

95/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

A real golden patch for the Cantenac Brown team, with ever increasing confidence in extraction and expression, plenty of floral edges with inky plum and a vibrant violet rim. Things are pretty intense, with aromatics that are highly charged, with fresh acidities, intense violet and plum, good quality, rich and ripped texture. This is a good quality wine with heavy tannin imprint on the finish, and decades ahead of it. Fingerprints of the vintage, delivered with deft precision. 60% new oak barrels, 40% one vintage barrels for ageing.

drinking window 2030 - 2046

date of review 05/2023

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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%

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.