1970 Château Cantemerle

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 88.9 points

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  10/29/2022 - liber Likes this wine: 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!

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  10/31/2021 - rwpalmer wrote: 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!

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  7/29/2018 - rwpalmer wrote: 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.

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  1/1/2017 - t.c.green Likes this wine: 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

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  5/25/2015 - Zweder wrote: flawed

  Weekly tasting group #168; Very mature wines. (@ DJ): Heavily corked

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