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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.2 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 26 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by kostaslonis on 1/24/2024: Tasting Ground official tasting, Chateau Cantenac Brown vertical tasting (Oinoscent): 67% Cab Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 14 months French oak (60% new, 40% 1st use)
Harvest dates:
Merlot 13-21/09
Cab Sauvignon 24-29/09
13% alc
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Bottle open 09.20 tasted 11.20
Showing evolution in both color and nose.
Dry red fruit, earthy, smoked paprika spice notes, some olive notes, sweet old oak notes, lean in general.
Palate following the pattern of the nose, lean, dry red fruit, spice notes, a touch astringent, earthy, lacking finesse, med body, short to med finish, drink up. (449 views) | | | Tasted by jerrikanne@yahoo.no on 11/17/2023: Needs a lot of time in caraf before drinking. 3 har plus. After that, enjoyable but no superstar. (378 views) | | | Tasted by spoplack on 11/13/2022 & rated 89 points: Moderately concentrated good balance straightforward with medium long finish
Paled in comparison to the 2010 which was a blockbuster (963 views) | | | Tasted by HWG99 on 9/5/2022 & rated 91 points: Great one, ready to drink now. Fragrant , oak, berries, enjoyable one with full body and long finishing. (1010 views) | | | Tasted by Rune_73 on 12/7/2018 & rated 90 points: A good wine. Lovely nose, good length. Smooth, enjoyable. (3045 views) | | | Tasted by bitdrerik on 3/23/2018 & rated 84 points: Eđalklúbbur, vínsmakk #3 vor 2018 (Marbakkabraut 12): Frekar dökkur litur. Lítil sem engin öldrunarmerki. Viđ giskuđum á 2013-14 en reyndin var 2011. Ferskur ilmur, fjós og klóak sem hverfur viđ ţyrlun. Síđan líka dökkir ávextir, plómur. Á tungunni mjög hrjúft. Steinsteypa. Smá sćta en svo er alveg svađaleg sýra sem yfirkeyrir allt annađ. Hafi viđ orđiđ fyrir vonbrigđum međ Montes og Quimera vínin ţá var ţađ nú ekkert í samanburđi viđ ţetta vín. 2011 er reyndar mjög slappur árgangur en ţetta er bara ekki bođlegt fyrir 6.500 krónu vín. Ég veit ekki hvort geymsla muni gera ţessu víni gott. Ţađ gćti hugsanlega skánađ eitthvađ en verđur aldrei gott held ég. (3547 views) | | | Tasted by PCassereau on 8/26/2017: Fantastic!!! (3846 views) | | | Tasted by RajivAyyangar on 1/20/2016 & rated 81 points: Institute of Masters of Wine - 2011 Bdx Tasting (Hyatt, San Francisco): Dirty. Not as aromatic as the others. (6016 views) | | | Tasted by rossi.wine on 11/13/2014 & rated 91 points: Pretty nose, fine fruit, slightly floral. Quite round and balanced on the palate with round tannins, not too dying, fresh and quite long. 90-91+ (6026 views) | | | Tasted by rossi.wine on 5/17/2014 & rated 92 points: Lovely perfumed nose with very nice fruitiness on the mid palate, well structured. Good length. 91-93 (4619 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 2/17/2014 & rated 89 points: From a blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot, the medium bodied, tannic wine is more interesting in the nose, with its blackberry, earth, coffee bean and smoke filled prefume, than on the palate, which ends with herbs, cherries and a bit of dryness in the finish. (4476 views) | | | Tasted by thi nguyen on 1/27/2014 & rated 85 points: Pepper spice .tasted tanning taking over . (3668 views) | | | Tasted by europat55 on 1/26/2014 & rated 86 points: 2011 Union des Grands Crus Tasting (Bentley Reserve, San Francisco CA): Fruity, young nose with good potential (B+). Light, tannic palate (B/B+) (3146 views) | | | Tasted by Lipsman on 1/25/2014 & rated 88 points: Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2011 Vintage Tasting (Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles): No aroma evident. Candied red fruits backed by balanced acidity, chalky minerality, tannins. A fair wine that should improve with 5 - 8 years. (2150 views) | | | Tasted by tooch on 1/22/2014: UGC 2011 (The Drake Hotel - Chicago, IL): Decent fruit composition here, but the tannins were just too aggressive. (2141 views) | | | Tasted by PanosKakaviatos on 1/17/2014 & rated 87 points: Bordeaux 2011 from bottle (Park Hyatt Hotel, Washington D.C.): The nose promised some fine fruit and ripe notes. The attack started strong but the palate was fleeting and ended with drying tannins. (3249 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 4/19/2012 & rated 89 points: Blending 67% Cabernet Sauvignon with the remainder taken up by Merlot, the wine reached 12.9% alcohol. The wine will be aged in 50% new oak. With some coaxing, earth, coffee and black cherry can be found. Soft in texture, this medium-bodied, soft wine ends with a short, clean, black cherry finish. 88-90 Pts (2821 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Dive In: Cantenac Brown 1978-2018 (Oct 2022) (10/1/2022)
(Cantenac Brown Cantenac Brown Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jane Anson
Decanter, Bordeaux 2011: The top rated wines tasted 10 years on (2/19/2021)
(Château Cantenac Brown, Margaux, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jane Anson
Decanter, Château Cantenac Brown vertical (4/8/2020)
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Winedoctor, January 2016 (1/1/2016)
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JancisRobinson.com (11/3/2015)
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JancisRobinson.com (1/22/2015)
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JancisRobinson.com (10/23/2013)
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Winedoctor, October 2013 (10/1/2013)
(Château Cantenac-Brown Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/3/2012)
(Ch Cantenac Brown Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Ian D'Agata
Vinous, April 2012
(Chateau Cantenac Brown Margaux) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Mar/Apr 2012, Issue #38, The 2011 Bordeaux Vintage Unprecedented Conditions Lead to Very Mixed Quality, But With Some Truly Outstanding Gems to Be Found
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| Château Cantenac Brown Producer website - Read more information about Chateau Cantenac BrownRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménčre.Today Carménčre is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménčre vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
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History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.Margaux Read more about Margaux and its wines As with a large part of the Bordeaux vineyards, vines first appeared in Margaux during the Gallo-Roman period.
In 1705 a text mentions Château Margaux . But we have to wait for the end of the eighteenth century and the coming of the earliest techniques in aging for the concept of wines of high quality to develop. The confirmation of this was the famous 1855 classification which recognized 21 Crus Classés in the Margaux appellation. One hundred years later, the Viticultural Federation and the Margaux appellation of controlled origin were born. The appellation, which stretches out over five communes, is actually unique in the Médoc in that it is the only one to contain all the range of wines, as rich as they are vast, from First Great Cru Classé to the Fifths, not forgetting its famous Crus Bourgeois and its Crus Artisans.
In Margaux there is a predominance of Garonne gravel on a central plateau of about 4 miles in length and one and a quarter wide. To the east-south-east, it overlooks the low lying land by the estuary. Its east side is marked by gentle, dry valleys and a succession of ridges.The layer of gravel in Margaux was spread out by a former Garonne in the early Quaternary. Rather large in size, it is mingled with shingle of average dimension and represents the finest ensemble of Günz gravel in the Haut-Médoc. It is on this ancient layer on a Tertiary terrace of limestone or clayey marl that the best Médoc crus lie. All the conditions for successful wine are present : a large amount of gravel and pebbles, poor soil which cannot retain water and deep rooted vines.
It is customary to say that Margaux wines are the "most feminine" in the Médoc, thus stressing their delicacy, suppleness and their fruity, elegant aromas. This does not affect their great propensity for aging; just the opposite, for the relatively thin terroir imparts tannins which give them long life. The other characteristic of these wines which combine an elegant vitality, subtlety and consistency, is their diversity and personality. Over and above the flavour which is their "common denominator", they present an exceptional palette of bouquets, fruity flavours which show up differently from one château to another.
Production conditions (Decree dated August 10 1954)
In order to have the right to the Margaux appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Margaux, Cantenac, Soussans, Arsac and Labarde, "excluding the land which by the nature of its soil or because of its situation, is unfit to produce wine of this appellation".
- satisfy precise production conditions: grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenčre, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare).
Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Merlot
Soil: Gravel and silt plateau on a layer of limestone or silt on clay
Surface Area: 1,530 ha |
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