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Château Cantenac Brown Margaux 1855 3ème Cru 2020

Cloves, garrigue, incense, sandalwood, powerful and intense, with aromatics of crushed rose petals, enveloping and totally delicious. Real density to the tannins, alongside cassis and blackberry fruits. This clearly has more depth and warmth than in the 2019, but both are balanced with appellation signature. First vintage with Tristan Le Lous as owner. 60% new oak barrels, harvest September 10 to 30, José Sanfins director, Eric Boissenot consultant.

SCORE 95
  • VINTAGE 2020
  • PRODUCER Château Cantenac Brown
  • APPELLATION Margaux
WINE NAME Château Cantenac Brown
DRINK FROM 2028
DRINK TO 2050
DRINKABILITY Hold
ALCOHOL 13.5
REGION Bordeaux
COUNTRY France
TASTING LOCATION -
WINE STYLE Still
sweetness Dry
OAK 13 MONTHs
COLOUR Red
CLOSURE CORK
CERTIFICATION -
CLASSIFICATION 1855 3ème Cru
BLEND Cabernet Sauvignon 67, Merlot 33
LWIN 10076772020
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Château Cantenac Brown Margaux 1855 3ème Cru 2021

A vintage that can get overlooked, even at this early stage, but this is showing well, relatively open already with a fine tannic architecture, going long on precision and clarity of fruit expression. Cocoa bean, graphite, cranberry, raspberry, sage, cold ash, well crafted. Jose Sanfins director, Tristan Le Lous owner, 60% new oak, don't forget these were the covid years. harvest September 13 to October 132.

SCORE 93
JANE SAYS Hold +2 years or carafe 5 hours
  • VINTAGE 2021
  • PRODUCER Château Cantenac Brown
  • APPELLATION Margaux
WINE NAME Château Cantenac Brown
DRINK FROM 2029
DRINK TO 2050
DRINKABILITY Drink or hold
ALCOHOL 13.5
REGION Bordeaux
COUNTRY France
TASTING LOCATION -
WINE STYLE Still
sweetness Dry
OAK 13 MONTHs
COLOUR Red
CLOSURE CORK
CERTIFICATION -
CLASSIFICATION 1855 3ème Cru
BLEND Cabernet Sauvignon 73, Merlot 27
LWIN 10076772021
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Château Cantenac Brown Margaux 1855 3ème Cru 2022

Cloves, grilled spice, incense, cappuccino, creamy depths to the black cherry and damson spice. The muscularity of the tannins is in full evidence, a great sign of ageing ability, intense and concentrated. Less signature Margaux than some vintages of this estate, but there is beautiful sea spray salinity running through the palate, with red rose petals, crushed and ready to rise out of the glass. Jose Sanfins director, Tristan Le Lous owner, 60% new oak for ageing, harvest September 7 to 27.

SCORE 95
  • VINTAGE 2022
  • PRODUCER Château Cantenac Brown
  • APPELLATION Margaux
WINE NAME Château Cantenac Brown
DRINK FROM 2032
DRINK TO 2050
DRINKABILITY Hold
ALCOHOL 14
REGION Bordeaux
COUNTRY France
TASTING LOCATION -
WINE STYLE Still
sweetness Dry
OAK 13 MONTHs
COLOUR Red
CLOSURE CORK
CERTIFICATION -
CLASSIFICATION 1855 3ème Cru
BLEND Cabernet Sauvignon 69, Merlot 31
LWIN 10076772022
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Château Cantenac Brown Margaux 1855 3ème Cru 2023

Love the aromatic complexity and mid-palate expansion in this vintage, complex, cocoa bean, cassis, liquorice bud, roses, tobacco, mint leaf, concentrated with slate-textured tannins. This is tighter than the 2022, more rose bud aromatics, more appellation typicity. 60% new oak, harvest September 7 to October 6, José Sanfins director, Eric Boissenot consultant. First vintage in the 100% gravity fed, raw earth cellar.

SCORE 94
  • VINTAGE 2023
  • PRODUCER Château Cantenac Brown
  • APPELLATION Margaux
WINE NAME Château Cantenac Brown
DRINK FROM 2032
DRINK TO 2050
DRINKABILITY Hold
ALCOHOL -
REGION Bordeaux
COUNTRY France
TASTING LOCATION -
WINE STYLE Still
sweetness Dry
OAK 13 MONTHs
COLOUR Red
CLOSURE CORK
CERTIFICATION -
CLASSIFICATION 1855 3ème Cru
BLEND Cabernet Sauvignon 71.5, Merlot 27, Cabernet Franc 1.5
LWIN 1007677
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