2016 Château Cantenac Brown
Red Bordeaux Blend
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By Neal Martin
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Dive In: Cantenac Brown 1978-2018 (Oct 2022), 10/1/2022, (See more on Vinous...)
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Château Cantenac Brown vertical, 4/8/2020, (See more on Decanter...)
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Bordeaux 2016: Firing On All Cylinders, 2/28/2019, (See more on JebDunnuck.com...)
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The DBs: Bordeaux 2016 In Bottle (Jan 2019), 1/1/2019, (See more on Vinous...)
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December 2018, 12/1/2018, (See more on Winedoctor...)
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By Jane Anson
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2016 in bottle, 10/8/2018, (See more on Decanter...)
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2016 Bordeaux: It’s Now or Never, Baby (Apr 2017), 4/17/2017, (See more on Vinous...)
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Bordeaux En Primeur 2016 Margaux, 4/2/2017, (See more on Decanter...)
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April 2017, 4/1/2017, (See more on Winedoctor...)
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Southwold: 2016 Bordeaux Blind (Aug 2020), (See more on Vinous...)
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Wine Definition
- Vintage2016
- TypeRed
- ProducerChâteau Cantenac Brown
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- Designationn/a
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationMargaux
- Display optionsDefault
- UPC/EAN Code000003014028, 3364420054805, 3364420082655, 3364420083379, 3374830051004, 3609050755952, 3609050771082, 3760020112851, 3760020113346, 3760020113582, 616773773517, 649185005976, 649185010543, 714153224069, 840877220107
1/24/2024 - kostaslonis Likes this wine:
Tasting Ground official tasting, Chateau Cantenac Brown vertical tasting (Oinoscent): 68% Cab Sauvignon 32% Merlot
16 months French oak (60% new, 40% 1st use)
Harvest dates:
Merlot 23-29/09
Cab Franc 03-04/10
Cab Sauvignon 10-19/10
13.50% alc
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Bottle open 09.20 tasted 11.20
Big powerful nose, broad, fleshy, ripe red and black fruit, juicy, showing depth, the fruit is more distinguished, youthful, more oak but definitely well in balance with the fruit.
Palate showing full body, very ripe, rich, red fruit, shows warmth but not heat, very dry, highly extracted, spice and oak notes, broad, long finish.
If I had to find something here, I’d say that feels a bit flabby, lacking some nerve to be truly great. But drinking very nicely even now and almost everyone loved it in the tasting
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1/15/2024 - GlassJe wrote:
Opened up and let decant over a couple hours. Felt way too early to have opened. Wish I had kept for additional aging. Have a few more bottles so won’t open those for a while.
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12/23/2023 - Zweder Likes this wine: 93 Points
An easy afternoon with close friends. (By BV @ PdV): Bouquet with a lot of lactic, metal and candy impressions; still very youthful. On the palate creamy yoghurt, juicy, good acidity, and round tannin. The wine is still very youthful. Probably wise to wait at least until 2028 before uncorking a bottle. 92 - 93++
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5/7/2023 - affordableCollector wrote: 93 Points
garnet, dark red, in color. plums, cassis, cherry, licorice, leather, mocha, cedar, earth, mineral. bold, cedar, leather, cassis, on the finish. needs another decade.
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4/24/2023 - dream Likes this wine: 93 Points
This is still quite youthful with superb grippy intensity to go along with the ripe dark red fruit. A voluminous wine with good acidity and verve along with firm but opulent tannins. A classic iron fist in a velvet gove and I love this for mid-term aging. This is a Chateau I've avoided in the past but not anymore. Shows best now with 3-hour decant and a charred steak. 93+
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