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| | Vintage | 2015 |  Label 1 of 423 
 | | Type | Red | | Producer | Château Cantemerle (web) | | Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | | Designation | n/a | | Vineyard | n/a | | Country | France | | Region | Bordeaux | | SubRegion | Médoc | | Appellation | Haut-Médoc | | UPC Code(s) | 000000214674, 000004940777, 015643507700, 088156022091, 091882456139, 271844460651, 3258691532738, 3258691561301, 3277034460651, 3277034469036, 3284399029058, 3303292802053, 3364420066785, 3364420079204, 3388118601034, 3448821608888, 3448821608895, 3450301140252, 3453521192360, 3453521240368, 3490890033856, 3500610114359, 3511061556568, 3550871210291, 3563680199459, 3609050693568, 3660989114470, 3660989187894, 3664718001505, 3700274188981, 370027472532, 400004707248, 607921028535, 649185011670, 649944050179, 7071115159085, 810039201398, 8422251150006, 8809642318809 |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.9 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 234 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by WineGuyDelMar on 5/17/2024 & rated 87 points: Decanted an hour. Wine was sour and thin. Ive tried to like this wine but just dont. Will try a 3-4 hour decsnt next time and see what happens. (2279 views) | | | Tasted by Radboy on 4/25/2024 & rated 93 points: Fabulous drink. Excellent balance with a concentrated finish. Drank at a 2 hour decant. (3643 views) | | | Tasted by Chupeaka on 4/9/2024 & rated 93 points: Plums, blackcurrant, plums. Fleshy with some tertiary notes though in Haut Medoc fashion a bit grippy. Nice w/food (4381 views) | | | Tasted by dbg on 3/26/2024: Very good-excellent. (4537 views) | | | Tasted by Khon Kaen on 3/18/2024 & rated 90 points: Similar to my drinking experience two years ago. Very dark red. Blackberry aroma. It tastes like blackberries, dust and espresso, with a hint of bitterness. After 1 hour, the sweetness of the figs has increased noticeably. This young wine needs at least 1 hour of decanting time, but it is delicious. (4729 views) | | | Tasted by Darbus123 on 3/15/2024 & rated 91 points: Drunk over 4 hours, showed nicely throughout. A very consistent producer, still a bargain and a nice introduction to class growth bordeaux. Clearly this can be aged a lot longer and may pick up a point or two. (3733 views) | | | Tasted by classicalspin on 3/11/2024 & rated 91 points: Going with 91 on this. Drunk over three days. Out of the bottle dense, closed tight as a fist, but over the course of an hour or so began to reveal itself. Corked and left overnight, 60 degrees. Second day it was considerably expanded. Third day, even more expanded with the dark berry fruit beginning to show through the tannins underneath that may take some years to fully resolve. I had one other Haut Medoc, an '09, at the 10 year mark was brooding, dark and tight. Then, seemingly overnight, the next year it blossomed out and was supple and somewhat refined. The same thing might happen with this wine. I'll wait until 2016 to see what happens next -- but only three bottles left. (4217 views) | | | Tasted by Everything Ahead on 3/11/2024: Last had this wine almost 2 years ago.
This time it was not nearly as pleasing. Some decent aromas of pepper and raisin bread, but thin on the palate, acidic and lacking in the fruit department. This was double decanted and followed over several nights. Hopefully it is in a dumb stage, as otherwise this is not a sign of promising development. Point rating reserved, but would be low-to-mid-80s, tops, at the moment. (3910 views) | | | Tasted by mjdvorak on 2/10/2024 & rated 100 points: Worth it! (4739 views) | | | Tasted by Chupeaka on 2/3/2024 & rated 93 points: Blue and red fruits, espresso, minerality. A bit austere but nice. Really aging along nicely and better than 2016 (more concentration and depth) (4880 views) | | | Tasted by dagij on 1/7/2024 & rated 91 points: Deep ruby color, almost black at the core. Still not much sign of aging. Nose dominated by primary fruit: blackcurrant and blueberries, but also with fine secondary notes of vanilla and mint, bread, and a whiff of iron and coal. Medium to full bodied attack, smooth tannins up front, fine acidity. The fruit reemerges on the mid palate, lots of blackcurrant and blueberries, sweet and nice, framed by smooth tannins and a quite hefty acidity. The finish brings forward the iron tones that were present on the nose. The aftertaste is fresh and mineral, almost "steely". A young Medoc in a sweet, modern, and very well made style. Very good to drink now, but will clearly evolve into something more complex in the next five years. Will keep for decades if you want that. (5964 views) | | | Tasted by Jordan78 on 12/24/2023: Did not taste (4776 views) | | | Tasted by lkilpio on 12/17/2023 & rated 93 points: Consistent with my previous notes. This wine is lovely now: it is fruity, nicely round, but still structured, providing alluring notes of plum, blackberry, blackcurrant, pencil and wet earth. (5440 views) | | | Tasted by asgerG on 12/14/2023 & rated 90 points: DnP
No formal notes. Seems to be in a transition phase.
Wait a couple of years or decant in due time (5092 views) | | | Tasted by dbg on 12/9/2023: Excellent (5150 views) | | | Tasted by Casa HeRo on 12/2/2023 & rated 92 points: Myke fruktige bjørnebær, blå plommer, tobakk, pepper og fint fatpreg. Allerede relativt åpen med en medium + syregrad og medium tannintrykk.
Halve flasken ble spart 1 døgn stående åpen i vinkjelleren, noe som gjorde godt for syre- og tanninstrukturen som var godt avslipt etter lufting.
Denne er på god vei ut av dvalen og står godt til mat de første timene etter åpning, og blir bare bedre i glasset etter 3-4 timer med luft.
Neste flaske prøves om 3-5 år. (5032 views) | | | Tasted by macaujames on 11/4/2023 & rated 93 points: One glass! Nice plump decently complex, chunky and nicely oaked forest fruits and violets wine with lovely depth, good freshness and excellent length. 13%. (6003 views) | | | Tasted by JNebs on 10/21/2023 & rated 90 points: Decanted overnight with similar taste profile as 1 hour 2 years ago “Tart cherry, current, brambly blackberry, hint of forest floor ending in pleasantly puckery tannins. Moderate finish. Not very complex but good with food.” A bit more garrigue and hint of leather and maybe mint on the second day. Still pretty straightforward. Others found the same. (5625 views) | | | Tasted by swami62 on 10/15/2023 & rated 93 points: Decanted. Took a while to get going but by the end, it was stupendous, full, smooth and worth the wait. Sadly, my last! (4920 views) | | | Tasted by ohne_musik on 10/15/2023 & rated 93 points: From 375. Nose is beautiful from the get go, very Margaux-leaning, with florals, a bit of cassis-pencil lead, and macerated cherries. The palate takes a couple of hours to fill out, but it is a bit stern and stonier than the nose would suggest, with more cassis, cherry skin, and a bunch of dried herbs. Sweet fruit married to a classical profile, fine tannins that are starting to tame, and fully dry on the more-ish finish. Already throwing a decent amount of chunky sediment. Starting to show its full potential, at least out of a half that hasn’t seen cellar storage. Delightful. (5657 views) | | | Tasted by dbg on 10/13/2023: Excellent. (5402 views) | | | Tasted by Chupeaka on 10/12/2023 & rated 91 points: Still young and needs age to balance still tight tannins and regular acidity. Tannins a bit green. Decent aftertaste, typical classical Bourdeaux taste of black fruits, licorice, and cassis. Not as perfumed or complex as the 2016 Cantemerle but more classical in nature. (5019 views) | | | Tasted by diggydan on 10/6/2023 & rated 93 points: no real change to my perception from 1.75 years ago - "This is really good. Very ripe, a little round in the mouth, but not overdone. The palate had a lot of earth, a little menthol, black plum and tobacco. Complex. Big bodied and long finish. Seems relatively young and worth keeping a few to age." (4870 views) | | | Tasted by macaujames on 9/30/2023 & rated 93 points: A Solid nicely oaked forest fruits wine with good length. 13%. Needs 9hrs aeration. Lay down 15-20 years+. Still juvenile. (5304 views) | | | Tasted by Jake Barnes on 9/15/2023 & rated 93 points: From a bottle purchased at retail. Opened to help gauge when I should crack open a case I purchased as a late release this year.
Dynamite from PnP! A big mouthful of ripe cassis, with dusty tannins and good acidity. If this bottle is any indicator then there is no time like the present, but knowing Cantemerle’s aging potential, this will go on and on (well-stored ‘83s only seem to have really come to their end in the last five years or so). Excellent QPR! 13% ABV (very good; distinctive/***/16.5/93) (4532 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Finally: Bordeaux 2015 In Bottle (Jul 2019) (7/1/2019)
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| Château Cantemerle Producer websiteChâteau Cantemerle Producer's pageRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
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"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.Haut-Médoc Read more about Haut Medoc and its wines Long-standing fame The legally created division into Médoc and Haut-Médoc dates from 1935. But as long ago as 1815 a Chartrons broker, whose word carried weight, spoke of great red wines in the Haut-Médoc, so recognizing the high quality successfully achieved by this region's growers in the eighteenth century. The same Bordeaux broker revealed that the business world of the Chartrons and the great Bordeaux proprietors had established a sort of league-table of the parishes in which the vine-growing communes of today's Haut-Médoc appellation showed up well.
The Haut-Médoc appellation stretches over some thirty seven miles from north to south, from Saint-Seurin de Cadourne to Blanquefort. Within this area, certain zones produce wines exclusively with the Haut-Médoc appellation. It has terroirs of remarkable quality. And although we may note a certain predominance of layers of gravel (essentially Garonne gravel) from the Quaternary, all these sites are characterized by their wide diversity. Today in the southernmost communes of the appellation, the suburbs of Bordeaux, numerous vineyards which existed at the beginning of the twentieth century have disappeared, victims of urban expansion. But the vines live on... because man has retained his devotion to them.
The astonishing variety of different terroirs, the result of the very extent of the area, explains the diversity of Haut-Médoc wines, a fact which is rare within one and the same appellation.
But, over and above the differences, linked to this mosaic of climatic and geological influence, all these wines have the same family traits of character.
Alert and lively, full-bodied without being too powerful, and harmoniously balanced, they acquire a rare bouquet over the years.
In order to have the right to the Haut-Médoc appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the communes of Blanquefort, Le Taillan, Parempuyre, Le Pian, Ludon, Macau, Arsac, Labarde, Cantenac, Margaux, Avensan, Castelnau, Soussans, Arcins, Moulis, Listrac, Lamarque, Cussac, Saint-Laurent de Médoc, Saint-Julien, Pauillac, Saint-Sauveur, Cissac, Saint-Estèphe, Vertheuil, Saint-Seurin de Cadourne "excluding all the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (48 hectolitres per hectare).
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