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| | Vintage | 2014 |  Label 1 of 226 
 | | Type | Red | | Producer | Château Cantenac Brown (web) | | Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | | Designation | n/a | | Vineyard | n/a | | Country | France | | Region | Bordeaux | | SubRegion | Médoc | | Appellation | Margaux | | UPC Code(s) | 3364420054805, 3364420056915, 3364420077712, 3412951416323, 346817339149, 3609050282526, 370027469358, 3760020112653, 3760020112851, 3760020113179, 3760020113346, 639737597387, 702000088735, 724624115017 |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.6 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 80 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by epiphany on 4/8/2024 & rated 80 points: Did not improve after opening and was oxidized the next day. Overall, very disappointing. (354 views) | | | Tasted by epiphany on 4/6/2024 & rated 85 points: Seems tired. Not sure what to make of it so recorked. Stay tuned. (280 views) | | | Tasted by Motz on 2/21/2024 & rated 94 points: As traditional as the modern style can be. Distinct restraint and finesse at all phases. Highly appealing range and depth. Medium plus acid and medium tannin frame the terroir-driven substance beautifully. Balanced extraction, oak treatment, and alcohol. Lingering finish. This bottle had at least five to seven years of evolution ahead. 93-94.
More complete and satisfying than the same vintage Prieuré-Lichine. (1073 views) | | | Tasted by racerchris on 1/26/2024 & rated 92 points: Double decanted, but minimal sediment noted.
Was open for business right away. Deep red color and full bodied, showing rich dark fruit, some earth and baking spices, with a medium long finish. Very nice, and a much better showing than my previous bottle in 2021. (1001 views) | | | Tasted by kostaslonis on 1/24/2024: Tasting Ground official tasting, Chateau Cantenac Brown vertical tasting (Oinoscent): 65% Cab Sauvignon 35% Merlot, 15 months French oak
(60% new, 40% 1st use)
Harvest dates:
Merlot 25/09-01/10
Cab Sauvignon 07-15/10
13.50% alc
-/-
Bottle open 09.20 tasted 11.20
Much thicker in profile, ripe red fruit, much fresher than either 2011 or 2012 and not because its 2 years younger, blue fruit notes as well, there is a nice stalky freshness too.
Richer than 2011 and 2012 in palate, dry red fruit, earthier and spicier than expected, the tannins have an edge in them, med body, crunchy med finish (898 views) | | | Tasted by Alvarovazquez on 9/17/2023 & rated 91 points: A bit light for a Margaux. However, this thin body is corrected with smoothness, balance and a subtle perfume. Ready to enjoy now. This will not evolve more in bottle, apparently. (937 views) | | | Tasted by KeithAkers on 8/11/2023 & rated 92 points: This opens up very well, even after an hour. As it sits in the glass and develops further with classic tones of dark red cherries, raspberries, violets, Cedar, sweet, tobacco, leaf, red currant, and fruit cake tones. The medium bodied feel is refined and poised with crisp, medium acidity and silky, medium tannins. This is showing very well already at the near ten year mark while so clearly having room for development over the next 5+ years. (1445 views) | | | Tasted by PlanetX on 6/10/2023 & rated 92 points: Union Grands Crus Bordeaux (UGC) 2020 Tasting (Hangar 14, Bordeaux): Beautiful bouquet and taste, similar to the 2020 but dialed back and a little more stern. The cab sauv sticks out a bit. (1800 views) | | | Tasted by KNNOngQW on 5/6/2023 & rated 90 points: Complex.
Dark cherries
Herbal
Tobacco
Body is v light not intense
Long finish (1409 views) | | | Tasted by willmark on 4/8/2023 & rated 88 points: 8th April 2023
Light for a Margaux but balanced….medium bodied.. (1517 views) | | | Tasted by Irish_Wine on 11/1/2022 & rated 92 points: Deep garnet.
Medium plus intensity on the nose with Black currant, bramble, licorice
Cedar, caramel, vanilla, chocolate, earth. Developing.
Pronounced intensity and dry on the palate with tobacco coming through. High tannins, high acidity, full body, medium alcohol, long finish.
Outstanding. Can drink now but suitable for further aging. (514 views) | | | Tasted by Motz on 10/31/2022 & rated 94 points: Landmark Occasion - Five Wines in Four Days: Drank over two days, the first alongside the same vintage Margaux, and the second alongside the same vintage Castello dei Rampolla d'Alceo.
Rustic yet light. Powerful yet subtle. Generous yet restrained. Pure Margaux, in every way. Delicate perfume of blackcurrant, Crème de cassis, pepper garden, cut tobacco, discarded railroad tie, covered in deciduous forest moss and decomposing leaves, compost, and crush black rocks. Delightful!
Exceptional presence and substance. Precise attack, expansive and gripping middle, gritty back, complex finish of noteworthy length. Really, the whole package! Everything as it should be...and more.
An excellent benchmark for the Margaux. I would add that the professional wine marketers whiffed in evaluating this classy and poised offering's cellaring potential and score.
Young, with no less than a decade of evolution ahead of it. It should hold through 2038 with ease. Decant for a few hours if drinking over the next several years. Improvement seems likely. 94-95. (2963 views) | | | Tasted by pilatus88 on 10/15/2022 & rated 90 points: good but not great. I like the fruity nose and the dark plum character but a little one dimensional. (1804 views) | | | Tasted by forceberry on 10/1/2022 & rated 92 points: A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (65%) and Merlot (35%) harvested between the last week of September (Merlot) and the first two weeks of October (CS). 50% of the production went into the grand vin. Aged for 15 months in French oak barriques (60% new, 40% once used). 13,5% alcohol. Tasted blind.
Quite deep and moderately opaque blackish-red color with a light blood-red rim. The appearance doesn't look particularly old, nor that young either. The nose is immediately recognizable for a Bordeaux with the aromas of ripe blackcurrants and some raw meaty tones, a little bit of toasty oak spice, light notes of tobacco, a hint of fresh dark plums, a sweeter touch of new oak and an autumnal whiff of damp leaves. The wine is dry, dense and savory yet relatively fresh on the palate with a full body and quite bold flavors of crunchy chokeberries and fresh blackcurrants, some woody notes of savory oak spice, a little bit of ferrous blood, light autumnal nuances of damp leaves and undergrowth, hints of umami and vague salinity and a touch of sweeter dark fruit. The overall feel is quite firm and muscular with the rather high acidity and moderately grippy medium-plus tannins. The finish is dry, somewhat crunchy and moderately grippy with a long, savory aftertaste of blackcurrants and tart cranberries, some woody notes of oak, a little bit of blood, light leafy notes of sous-bois, a sweeter hint of dark-toned, toasty oak spice and a touch of juicy, plummy fruit.
A fine, balanced and relatively classically styled Bordeaux - and instantly recognizable for such (at first I thought a wine from the mid-00's, but ultimately went with a 2011 left-bank Bordeaux). Sure, the wine is bigger, fuller and weightier than the classic clarets of 1990's (or even older wines), but the overall style didn't feel particularly modern or spoofy. Even if the wine sees quite a bit of new oak, it doesn't stick out and surprisingly much has integrated with the fruit already. There's quite a bit of structure, but the wine doesn't feel too tightly-knit and the firm tannins are well-proportioned with the fruit and the body. There's even quite a bit of depth to the flavor, even if the wine is just 8 years old. All in all, this is a very positive and harmonious effort for a 2010's Bordeaux; the wine is drinking surprisingly well right now, but I'd say it will continue to improve for another 10-15 years easily. Nice, classy stuff. (1934 views) | | | Tasted by mayfield on 12/25/2021 & rated 92 points: This is young but very good. I drank it over 3 days in a rented apt in Paris, which probably accentuated the experience, but I feel confident in my judgement. CB was poorly managed for years and is still relatively affordable for a troisieme or whatever it is, I could be misremembering. I bought a half case of the 2005 at auction a number of years ago and it's quite good, I think it was still hamfisted winemaking back then (brett, among other things), but the vintage stuffing was so good it didn't matter. This is different. This is a well made wine in a good year. I think it will be 94 in 5 years, and I'm sure it will get more expensive soon, as is the nature of all things. (2542 views) | | | Tasted by Larus2089 on 11/8/2021 & rated 92 points: Delikat dyp mørk rød.. Dufter av søte røde bær. Litt jord. En fyldig fruktsmak med integrerte tanniner og god lengde (2410 views) | | | Tasted by racerchris on 6/4/2021: Still way too young. It took all of 2 hours to really wake up.
90-91 (2796 views) | | | Tasted by Wwinowillie on 10/10/2020 & rated 90 points: Mushroom cherry cinnamon black licorice baking spice (3154 views) | | | Tasted by Wwinowillie on 7/17/2020 & rated 92 points: I don’t have time to really review this but quick thoughts:
This is just a fabulous wine I think the tannins are great as is but a lot of people are complaining about them. I think it’s great now and it will continue to get better for 10 years. Minerals are pronounced, fruit is a bit softer. Texture is soft and milky and it is lip smacking dry. Have 2 more bottles and I’m excited to experience them in the future (3167 views) | | | Tasted by Landodder on 6/13/2020 & rated 77 points: Cherry, leather, metal, lets wait a couple of years. (2721 views) | | | Tasted by Baron Samedi on 5/14/2020 & rated 89 points: Pnp at a restaurant. This still has some quite massive tannins, but the structure is definitively there. Quite enjoyable with a steak dinner. (2654 views) | | | Tasted by bigredPA on 5/2/2020 & rated 91 points: Drinking well now but will save another bottle for a while longer. Classic notes of cigar box, leather and dark fruit. Has a nice grip but pretty well rounded already. (2306 views) | | | Tasted by epiphany on 12/29/2019 & rated 85 points: Smells great and gives promise but the taste on the other hand is poor at this point. Based on other reviews thinking that I may have an off bottle? Will hold remaining bottles until 2024. (2325 views) | | | Tasted by Motz on 11/7/2019 & rated 94 points: Opened the bottle Coravined in August! Wow! Great wine, decidedly traditional, powerfully framed and deeply satisfying. The wine sports all the typical Left Bank markers, blackcurrant, pepper garden, graphite, and gravel, along with appealing blackberry, hints of blueberry, and coal notes. Likely to continue its evolution over the next 10 to 12 years. It should hold for another five to seven thereafter. The wine improved significantly with air. 93-94. (3046 views) | | | Tasted by bitdrerik on 10/25/2019: Eðalklúbbur, vínsmakk #3 haust 2019 (Hlíðarás 10): Mjög dökkt á litinn. Lyktin er mjög svipuð og á Cornas víninu á undan til að byrja með. En svo koma blómatónar. Lux sápa og lofnarblóm. Svo bættust við kryddtónar, pipar aðallega og viðarilmur. Ekki eins áhugavert á tungu og í nefi. Við fundum viðarkvoðu, járn, blóð og rauða ávexti. Mjög sýruríkt. Eiginlega of ungt til að gefa einkunn. Mér finnst þetta eiga inni svona 91-92. Það voru samt ekki allir sammála því. Verðið í ríkinu (10.600) er náttúrlega allt of hátt. Í fríhöfninni er það þolanlegra eða um 7.000 kall. (2359 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Bordeaux 2014: The Southwold Tasting (Mar 2018) (3/18/2018)
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(Château Cantenac-Brown Margaux, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
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RJonWine.com (1/27/2017)
(Château Cantenac Brown) Dark ruby color; plum, cedar, pencil lead nose; plum, cedar, pencil lead palate with good balancing acidity; needs 3 years; medium-plus finish (65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc; 15 months in oak, 60% new) 89 points |
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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 Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère 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
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
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, Carmenère, 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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