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 -/- 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.
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Eđalklúbbur, vínsmakk #3 vor 2018 (Marbakkabraut 12): Frekar dökkur litur. Lítil sem engin öldrunarmerki. Við giskuðum á 2013-14 en reyndin var 2011. Ferskur ilmur, fjós og klóak sem hverfur við þyrlun. Síðan líka dökkir ávextir, plómur. Á tungunni mjög hrjúft. Steinsteypa. Smá sæta en svo er alveg svaðaleg sýra sem yfirkeyrir allt annað. Hafi við orðið fyrir vonbrigðum með Montes og Quimera vínin þá var það nú ekkert í samanburði við þetta vín. 2011 er reyndar mjög slappur árgangur en þetta er bara ekki boðlegt fyrir 6.500 krónu vín. Ég veit ekki hvort geymsla muni gera þessu víni gott. Það gæti hugsanlega skánað eitthvað en verður aldrei gott held ég.
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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.
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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
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1/24/2024 - kostaslonis wrote:
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
-/-
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.
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11/17/2023 - jerrikanne@yahoo.no wrote:
Needs a lot of time in caraf before drinking. 3 har plus. After that, enjoyable but no superstar.
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11/13/2022 - spoplack Likes this wine: 89 Points
Moderately concentrated good balance straightforward with medium long finish
Paled in comparison to the 2010 which was a blockbuster
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9/5/2022 - HWG99 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Great one, ready to drink now. Fragrant , oak, berries, enjoyable one with full body and long finishing.
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12/7/2018 - Rune_73 Likes this wine: 90 Points
A good wine. Lovely nose, good length. Smooth, enjoyable.
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3/23/2018 - bitdrerik wrote: 84 Points
Eđalklúbbur, vínsmakk #3 vor 2018 (Marbakkabraut 12): Frekar dökkur litur. Lítil sem engin öldrunarmerki. Við giskuðum á 2013-14 en reyndin var 2011. Ferskur ilmur, fjós og klóak sem hverfur við þyrlun. Síðan líka dökkir ávextir, plómur. Á tungunni mjög hrjúft. Steinsteypa. Smá sæta en svo er alveg svaðaleg sýra sem yfirkeyrir allt annað. Hafi við orðið fyrir vonbrigðum með Montes og Quimera vínin þá var það nú ekkert í samanburði við þetta vín. 2011 er reyndar mjög slappur árgangur en þetta er bara ekki boðlegt fyrir 6.500 krónu vín. Ég veit ekki hvort geymsla muni gera þessu víni gott. Það gæti hugsanlega skánað eitthvað en verður aldrei gott held ég.
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8/26/2017 - PCassereau wrote:
Fantastic!!!
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1/20/2016 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 81 Points
Institute of Masters of Wine - 2011 Bdx Tasting (Hyatt, San Francisco): Dirty. Not as aromatic as the others.
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11/13/2014 - rossi.wine wrote: 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+
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5/17/2014 - rossi.wine wrote: 92 Points
Lovely perfumed nose with very nice fruitiness on the mid palate, well structured. Good length. 91-93
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2/17/2014 - Jeff Leve wrote: 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.
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1/27/2014 - thi nguyen Likes this wine: 85 Points
Pepper spice .tasted tanning taking over .
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1/26/2014 - europat55 wrote: 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+)
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1/25/2014 - Lipsman wrote: 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.
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1/22/2014 - tooch wrote:
UGC 2011 (The Drake Hotel - Chicago, IL): Decent fruit composition here, but the tannins were just too aggressive.
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1/17/2014 - PanosKakaviatos Does not like this wine: 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.
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4/19/2012 - Jeff Leve wrote: 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
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