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Ch. Cantemerle

Chateau Cantemerle 5eme Cru Classe Haut-Medoc

Bordeaux

Haut-Médoc

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.

Inside Bordeaux

Deep garnet-purple colored. Features bright, sparky notes of black raspberries and red currants, plus nuances of dusty soil, dried sage, and black olives. The light-bodied palate delivers good intensity with grainy tannins and bright freshness, finishing with an invigorating lift.

by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

Intense plum colour, this has lift and attractive leafy notes, full of character and carefully-shaped and extracted tannins, cassis fruits, black chocolate and liqourice. Old school in feel, finessed and not overly sleek, full of heart. 35% new oak, 43hl/ha yield.

Intense in both colour and structure, a wine that knows how to make an impact, and it is carrying itself with confidence. Impressive, full of nuanced cassis and bilberry fruit, with liquorice and smoked earth, hints of richly spiced vanilla patisserie cream showing the ripeness of the vintage. This is good, a little abrupt on the finish with a bitter almond kick. Tight tannins at this point. 40% new oak for ageing.

Expert

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.

The 2019 Cantemerle is deep garnet-purple in color. Perfumed notes of rose petal and cinnamon stick lead to a core of warm plums and boysenberry preserves, with a waft of sandalwood. The mediuml-bodied palate is soft and juicy, with firm, grainy tannins and lovely freshness, finishing long and lifted.

Concentration and power through the palate, lovely quality, with depth and texture to the brambled fruit, wrapped with freshly cut herbs, gunsmoke and cocoa bean, maintains the elegance and chalky minerality of Cantemerle, a touch abrupt on the finish. A ripe vintage where they focused on stripping back any interventions in the cellar, low yields after hail. worked on less intervention, plus the Cabernet Sauvignon that was older, more elegant, still some lower yields because of hail in this year. 40% new oak for ageing, Eric Boissenot consultant, Philippe Dambrine estate director. 

Amateur

Amatør

Subtle, balanced and finessed, edge of smoked caramel, gourmet raspberry fruit, orange peel, crayon and rose bud, this is appealing and easy to approach, ready to drink now but will continue to deliver for another decade, and showcases the quiet consistancy of the estate. 40% new oak. Eric Boissenot consultant, Philippe Dambrine estate director.

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.

Røde mot mørke bær, enda litt spiss med tresmak og noe skogbunntendenser. God lengde. Ok Bordeaux, men for dyr. 

Medium intensity deep ruby in colour, delicious aromatics, still fairly reserved at this point, it's great quality with dark brambled fruit, a smudge of grilled cedar oak and layers of liquorice root and tobacco leaf but less generous and joyful than the 2009. 50% new oak. Bottled after a light fining but no filtering.

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.

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. 

Category	Red wine
Vinmonopolet no.	3755301
Producer	Ch. Cantemerle
Vintages	2006
Country	France, Bordeaux, Haut-Médoc
Bottle	75 cl

Alcohol	13 %
Acid	3,6 %
Sugar	< 3 g/l

Packaging	Glass
Cork type	Naturkork
Selection	Uten utvalg
Wholesaler	Grapestone Fine Wines AS
Carrier	Best Global Logistics (Norway) AS