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Ch. Cantemerle

Chateau Cantemerle 5eme Cru Classe Haut-Medoc

Bordeaux

Haut-Médoc

Fragrant concentration of earth, violets and iris flowers immediately apparent, continuing on the palate with black tea, cedar, liquorice root, blackberry, slate, campfire. 50hl/h yield. You could open now with a long carafe, but it will continue to age for another decade at least. Great stuff. 40% new oak for ageing, Eric Boissenot consultant, Philippe Dambrine estate director. 

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27.12.21
Lukter kunstig. Parfymerte bær, og søt karamell. 

Smaken stemmer Ikke. Syrlig og det er en eller annet kunstig bærlig preg. Det må da være noe som ikke stemmer? Dette smaker som en masseprodusert kommersiell vin, og tilsier ikke kvaliteten til Cantemerle. 

Her må det være flaskefeil.

Expert

Great quality, sappy, fragrant, savoury Cabernet Sauvignon aromatics. On the palate things open to show squid ink, juice, raspberry puree, liquorice root, really enjoyable, good texture.  48hl/h yield, 35% new oak, Laure Canu director, SMA Group owners. New winery to be ready for the 2025 harvest.

Sporting a deep garnet-purple color, the 2023 Cantemerle leaps with bold notions of black raspberries, baked plums, and dried cranberries, followed by hints of dried Provence herbs, black olives, and fallen leaves. Light to medium-bodied, the palate has appealing purity and vivacity with red and black berry flavors sparked by herbal accents and textured with chewy tannins, finishing just a tad abruptly. The blend is 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot, and 4% Cabernet Franc, with the inclusion of 14% press wine. It is aging in 35% new oak. This review is based on my third tasting, which was a fresher sample.

by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

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.

Attractive gentle smoke on the nose, fresh acidities, blueberry fruit and rose stem with a sleek elegance. Has deepened and improved over ageing. 50hl/h yield, generous for the vintage, 40% new oak. Tasted twice.

The 2020 Cantemerle is deep garnet-purple in color. It features notes of cassis and black raspberries, with suggestions of tobacco, wild sage, and fragrant soil. Medium-bodied, the palate delivers cedar-laced black and red berry flavors, with a light chewiness to the texture and a refreshing, minerally finish.

Plenty of smoked cedar oak on the opening beats, this is full-throated in its extraction, but comes across as confident rather than too much, and as it softens the damson and black cherry fruits are attractive. A healthy 55hl/h yield, with 40% new oak.

The 2018 Cantemerle is deep garnet purple in color. There is a lot of oak to begin, giving way to fresh, juicy blackberries, cassis, and boysenberries, with touches of camphor, leather, and a medicinal waft. Medium to full-bodied, it is slightly chewy with a rustic finish. 

Black tea, cassis, rosebud, chalk, mineral, gentle citrus fruit, sweet oak impact on the finish, good quality. Both Cabernet Franc and Merlot were impacted by frost - which at the time was the first real frost since 1991 at Cantemerle, making final yields 40hl/h. 40% new oak for ageing, Eric Boissenot consultant, Philippe Dambrine estate director. 

It is a very drinkable and easy to like wine with blackcurrant blackberry vanilla cassis oak earthy cherry pepper notes. i would say medium complex and medium + tannin/length 


Amatør

The 2014 Cantemerle is medium to deep garnet-brick in color. Notes of mint jelly and kirsch pop from the glass, leading to suggestions of baked plums, fruitcake, and cinnamon toast. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers plenty of mint-laced red fruit with plush tannins and a lively backbone, finishing with good length.

Delicate, subtle, charming, with smoked earth, campfire, rose bud, leather, gentle red fruit profile, high acidity on the finish that isn't aggressive, but certainly suggests drinking soon, not one to cellar. 40% new oak for ageing, Eric Boissenot consultant.

The 2012 Cantemerle is medium garnet-brick colored. Dried herbs, damp soil, and tobacco notes emerge over a core of redcurrant jelly and dried plums. Light to medium-bodied, the palate is a little thin and drying, finishing chewy.

Elegance and finesse, soft cherry red, savoury cumin spices, chalky tannins, some austerity on the opening even now, as was the case for much of the early years of this wine. A dry vintage, it has taken its time to get into its stride, but there is a basic freshness to the structure that now gives lift and a mouthwatering finish. Charming. 30hl/h yield, 40% new oak for ageing, Eric Boissenot consultant, Philippe Dambrine director.

26.07.21

Lukt: mørke bær (solbær,blåbær), vanilje, kanel, herbs. Frisk paprika, allikevel noe reduktiv på lukt. 

Smak: deilig blåbær/solbær i inngang. Som blir enda tettere i midtpartiet.
Sitter lenge med mørk frukt, vanilje, pepper og noe blekk.

Digg syre, som gir god friskhet og leskende. Myk og balansert.

Den kan ligge lenger, fordi tanninene er litt grønne. 

Mørk bær, pene taniner, eik og sval duft mot mentol. Nok pondus til å skjære gjennom entrecôte m/bearnaise. 

Muscular weight and density to the mid palate, this starts off with plenty of raspberry and blackberry fruits, along with cedar and leather. Drops fairly quickly through the mid palate. Suggest going for large format of this vintage if you can find it, there is still plenty of freshness here and plenty of enjoyment to be had. 40% new oak for ageing, fined but unfiltered on bottling, Eric Boissenot consultant, Philippe Dambrine director.

More proof that the 2007s are having a moment - but not one that will last forever. Wisps of gunsmoke, raspberry and redcurrant fruit, rust, campfire, just a lovely wine, thoroughly suggest drinking soon, colour just starting to tile, and there are tertiary aromatics and flavours, along with waves of peony florals. Philippe Dambrine director, 40% new oak for ageing.

More open aromatically than the 2005, this is at a good moment to drink, loaded with brambled blackberries, redcurrants, smoked earth, white pepper spice, tomato leaf, a little foursquare on the finish. An abundant year in terms of yield, and the Merlot ripened better than the Cabernet, reflected in the blend. Philippe Dambrine director, 40% new oak for ageing.

Still plenty of consistency of colour here, medium intensity throughout, now a gentle ruby. Fragrant, raspberry leaf, unfussy slight earthy on the nose, immediately enticing. I had this a few years ago, when the fruit was much brighter, now it is softer and more autumnal, and this is really at the moment to drink. Earthy on the palate also, loam, soy, orange peel, white pepper, brambled fruit and undergrowth, touches of leather. Softly spoken, perhaps a little bottle variation, but I would say this is a good wine to get cracking on now, and enjoy its gentle pleasures. 50% new oak. Unfiltered.

Just a beautiful wine that lives up to its reputation as one of the stellar vintages of Cantemerle, showing what can be achieved on this site. Easy to sink into, charcoal, incense, roses, feathery melted tannins, crystalline quality, pure joy, extremely easy to drink. Pascal Berteau technical director at the time, spent pretty much his whole career here except for a stint at Mouton. A huge yield in 1989, they fermented then moved out the wine out of the vats and put in the next lot of grapes three times! Blend given is plantings in the vineyard at the time. Rebottled in 2000. 

2024	No priceNot available	Excellent
2023	No priceNot available	Excellent
2022	No priceNot available	Excellent
2021	No priceNot available	Very Good
2020	kr 525,00Available	Excellent

Category	Red wine
Vinmonopolet no.	11448905
Producer	Ch. Cantemerle
Vintages	2016
Country	France, Bordeaux, Haut-Médoc
Bottle	150 cl

Alcohol	13 %
Acid	%
Sugar	< 3 g/l

Packaging	Glass
Cork type
Selection	Uten utvalg
Wholesaler	Hans A. Flaaten
Carrier	Skanlog AS