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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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