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1996 Château Cantenac Brown
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- Margaux
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Community Tasting Notes 26
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Philip67 Does not like this wine: 88 points
May 1, 2023 - Very evolved all leather and cigar, not much fruit remaining. Drying out, won't last much longer. Structure is soft now. Drink up.
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David Johnstone Likes this wine: 89 points
December 18, 2022 - Quite smooth and opened up after about an hour. Slightly dry
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CarpeDiem! Likes this wine: 87 points
October 27, 2018 - Charming Margaux, with nice cask and tobacco nose, followed by a palate blending mature red fruit, caramel, fine leather, licorice and some herbal aromas. Medium bodied, this wine lacks intensity and complexity to convince in such a good vintage.
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black fruits Likes this wine: 93 points
March 8, 2018 - Pleasant scent of forest floor, oak and cigar box. Very very smooth mouth feel lasting quite a while. Very good wine at peak I wou ld say. Onboard Queen Elizabeth with duck.
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Nohedes wrote: 92 points
January 13, 2018 - Bought in 2005 - thought I might have waited too long but there’s still plenty of interest left. Only the lightest of sediment remained after decanting. Clear, mid weight colour, still quite youthful. Nose is classic left bank at c20 years. Palate still has a little fruit but also the earthy and woody flavours one might expect. Very enjoyable and plenty of stuffing to see it do quite well on day two as well.
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By Neal Martin
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Stephen Tanzer
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1996
- Type Red
- Producer Château Cantenac Brown
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Médoc
- Appellation Margaux
- UPC Codes 000004056713, 071570013073, 3760020111397, 3760020112653
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 380 (59%)
- Consumed 259 (41%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
89% Like It 9 votes
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- ProducerChâteau Cantenac Brown
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationMargaux
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