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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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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