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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.9 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 17 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by liber on 10/29/2022 & rated 91 points: Last of 12, splash decanted having opened it an hour, fully soaked cork, top shoulder level, I poured this for my dp guests with some trepidation but was pleasantly surprised how very much alive and nuanced was the wine, some lightening on rim, but decent length and persistence, flavours not too dissimilar from earlier 89, definite fade to what's left of the fruit after 20 minutes so drink up! Just about F (17.5) and a credit to the vintner reminding us how good the1970 vintage could be, never a blockbuster but generally well balanced! (629 views) | | | Tasted by rwpalmer on 10/31/2021 & rated 93 points: Shipped by Beyerman. Initially coravin'd. As expected rather farmyardy and herbal with a little red fruit. Medium colour. Light palate but not stringy. This did not deteriorate in the glass; unlike the previous bottle. However 2 weeks after taking the initial sample, I noticed a not insignificant seepage as the cork was obviously too inelastic to seal. So I opened the bottle, finding a cork that had otherwise held up quite well, and a nose that had miraculously shed the stinky, herbal aromas and left a gentle but persistent red currant nose. Light palate with diminished but present tannin and acidity. Very much intact and potentially able to hold a lot longer, though that would be living a bit dangerously. Maybe the coravin gassing actually improved the bottle! (1031 views) | | | Tasted by rwpalmer on 7/29/2018 & rated 88 points: Good colour. Fading old claret nose but nose dead. This is supplied by H.O.Beyerman who I assume bottled this ( 1970 being the last non-chateau bottled vintage if I recall correctly). Initially tart. Light weight. Gaining over 2 hours. Never quite reaching the delightful impression of old claret gentle sweetness but enjoyable with food. (2149 views) | | | Tasted by t.c.green on 1/1/2017 & rated 94 points: Still a beautiful color without any hint of brown at the edge, loosing some of the fruit, but still with enough to show elegance (3053 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 5/25/2015 flawed bottle: Weekly tasting group #168; Very mature wines. (@ DJ): Heavily corked (4604 views) | | | Tasted by salil on 6/28/2014 & rated 92 points: Cantemerle/La Lagune vertical (Dobbs Ferry): This is really great. One of my wines of the night, along with the '66 and '89. The nose is absolutely stunning with layers of fruit, earth, truffles, cedar, and tobacco all coming together into a really complex fragrance, and on the palate the structure's fully resolved, giving it a very polished, silken texture. Not a powerful wine, but very complex and seamless. (5617 views) | | | Tasted by blanquito on 6/28/2014 & rated 90 points: Cantemerle & Lagune Vertical; 6/28/2014-6/30/2014 (Dale's): Scant notes here, but a lovely, lively wine still showing nicely. Very much in the same style as the other Cantemerle, with a herby note, cranberries, elegant and feminine texture, bright acids, and some dark-colored depth. (5437 views) | | | Tasted by petitblanc on 6/12/2014 & rated 88 points: Incredibly fresh, bright, medium-light ruby color. Some funk and slight brettiness blew off after an hour in the glass, the wine then showed a beautiful nose of sweet dark fruit, and an endless finish. In between, though, this just didn't have enough depth remaining to support the massive tannic and acidic structure that is still very much present, so the palate seemed somewhat unpleasantly thin, tart and harsh. An interesting experience, though. To drink now, better for sipping than with food as there's just not much stuffing here. I love the classic old label. (3292 views) | | | Tasted by Keith Levenberg on 6/11/2012 & rated 87 points: This was my last of 3 or 4 bottles and I think it was the best one yet. It's got a vivid ruby color - quite shocking for its age, actually. Tastes mature, obviously, but it still has much more life to it than the other bottle I have a note on. Sure, it's mostly in the realm of generic old claret with nothing exceptionally interesting about it, but satisfying just the same. (5959 views) | | | Tasted by floydtp on 4/23/2011: 5th Annual Burgers and Cabernets: Enjoyed non-blind at a tasting. PnP, decanted and tasted 3-4 times over the course of 3 hours. Almost no fruit left on the nose or palate, very vegetal with some non-descript chemical notes and hints of balsamic vinegar. No score given. (4196 views) | | | Tasted by RedLoverJim on 4/23/2011: Served from magnum, decanted and served immediately. Dirt and bell pepper notes on the nose. On the palate it's one dimensional, mainly showing tart fruit with very little else. Enjoyable for what remains with its age, if not for it's complexity. (3837 views) | | | Tasted by Keith Levenberg on 9/17/2010 & rated 80 points: A half-bottle from the same WB stash as Dale's I imagine. This looks pretty impressive in the decanter, still a fresh-looking deep ruby with no bricking or orange at all. Alas, I'm sure it's seen better days. Even though it's in good physical shape without any oxidation or other off-flavors, it just seems kinda vacant. Light apple-and-cherry flavors and not much else. Far be it from me to disparage a wine that speaks with a whisper, but you really gotta strain to hear this one. (4186 views) | | | Tasted by Brad L on 2/7/2010: [en magnum] - a bit of red fruit, leather, a little leather, started to dry, and honestly, not that great, but there's something about an old magnum that just roots the evening and settles everyone in... (3408 views) | | | Tasted by DaleW on 12/15/2009: OK, this should be long dead, but it was $10 on winebid with good fill,etc. OK, let's see. Red plums, soy, cedar. The red fruit has a bit of a caramel/prune edge to it, this has probably seen better days, but the fruit is still fruit, there's nice palate presence, and the finish ain't bad. Probably "objectively" this is a B-, but I'll give it a B, for lasting so well in it's pint-sized (well, almost) package. (2565 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 11/28/2009 & rated 87 points: Académie des Cinquante Mature Claret Tasting (Restaurant Niven *, Rijswijk, NL): Excellent colour, funny nose, richly flavoured. (2115 views) | | | Tasted by BIlgen on 3/12/2007 & rated 83 points: Light orange red
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Not bad taste, round, no tannine, light ’power’ a bit flat, almost sweet (2111 views) |
| Château Cantemerle Producer websiteChâteau Cantemerle Producer's pageRed 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
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"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.Haut-Médoc Read more about Haut Medoc and its wines Long-standing fame The legally created division into Médoc and Haut-Médoc dates from 1935. But as long ago as 1815 a Chartrons broker, whose word carried weight, spoke of great red wines in the Haut-Médoc, so recognizing the high quality successfully achieved by this region's growers in the eighteenth century. The same Bordeaux broker revealed that the business world of the Chartrons and the great Bordeaux proprietors had established a sort of league-table of the parishes in which the vine-growing communes of today's Haut-Médoc appellation showed up well.
The Haut-Médoc appellation stretches over some thirty seven miles from north to south, from Saint-Seurin de Cadourne to Blanquefort. Within this area, certain zones produce wines exclusively with the Haut-Médoc appellation. It has terroirs of remarkable quality. And although we may note a certain predominance of layers of gravel (essentially Garonne gravel) from the Quaternary, all these sites are characterized by their wide diversity. Today in the southernmost communes of the appellation, the suburbs of Bordeaux, numerous vineyards which existed at the beginning of the twentieth century have disappeared, victims of urban expansion. But the vines live on... because man has retained his devotion to them.
The astonishing variety of different terroirs, the result of the very extent of the area, explains the diversity of Haut-Médoc wines, a fact which is rare within one and the same appellation.
But, over and above the differences, linked to this mosaic of climatic and geological influence, all these wines have the same family traits of character.
Alert and lively, full-bodied without being too powerful, and harmoniously balanced, they acquire a rare bouquet over the years.
In order to have the right to the Haut-Médoc appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the communes of Blanquefort, Le Taillan, Parempuyre, Le Pian, Ludon, Macau, Arsac, Labarde, Cantenac, Margaux, Avensan, Castelnau, Soussans, Arcins, Moulis, Listrac, Lamarque, Cussac, Saint-Laurent de Médoc, Saint-Julien, Pauillac, Saint-Sauveur, Cissac, Saint-Estèphe, Vertheuil, Saint-Seurin de Cadourne "excluding all the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- 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 (48 hectolitres per hectare).
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