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| | Vintage | 2010 |  Label 1 of 421 
 | | 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) | 000004164371, 087000327900, 088156017899, 088156022091, 3012993044043, 3258691561301, 3277034460101, 3277034469036, 3284398007064, 3303292108599, 3364420066785, 3388119602993, 3394150034150, 3419466185331, 3448821608895, 3453521192360, 3475380040354, 3550872511113, 3563680199404, 3609050304778, 3660989114470, 3660989123731, 3660989123793, 3660989126565, 3700188027215, 3700266211284, 3700266214445, 3760145870506, 400002566106, 456467101994, 607921009367, 607921021277, 7070292805280, 732511024151, 8809642318809, 887017200339, 9770009070915 |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.9 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 498 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by TheMajor on 4/27/2024 & rated 91 points: Agree with others that this is likely still in transition, and that it is currently more impressive than delicious. More backbone and class than the 2009. Great balance, it’s all there in the right percentages. And a long finish. If you can, wait for another 3-5 years with this one (maybe more). You’ll be proud of yourself if you do. (1015 views) | | | Tasted by Dine&Vine on 4/23/2024 & rated 94 points: Whoa this is drinking fantastic at this time. Please give it an hour or so decanting to let the woody aroma dissipate. Then pour yourself a nice sized glass of this beauty. Boysenberry, lavender, camphor and spring flowers explode in the nose. Middle weight in the mouth, toasty French oak, chocolate, tobacco and cherry highlight the finish. Yum! (1714 views) | | | Tasted by baldi_renato@yahoo.fr on 4/7/2024 & rated 92 points: Drinks well today, should stay stable for a few years (2530 views) | | | Tasted by Miceri on 4/7/2024 & rated 95 points: Really nice and open, good sweetness, nice fullnes, nice long aftertaste; lovely (2126 views) | | | Tasted by racerchris on 4/6/2024: This is in a great place now. (2520 views) | | | Tasted by Maphill01 on 3/17/2024: Splash decanted off small amount of sediment. Cassis and blackcurrant, some earthy tobacco. Comes off a bit rustic, medium+ acid and chewy tannins. Drinking well now but no rush. (3245 views) | | | Tasted by RoelD on 3/16/2024 & rated 91 points: I didn’t buy much in this vintage as a result of the exorbitantly high prizes due to international demand, but every bottle I tasted was very impressive with dark inky colors and masses of (mostly) ripe fruit, tannines and acids. This wine(my last bottle) is no exception on this: very impressive but for the moment at least 5 years (maybe a lot more) too young (and my god Bacchus knows I like my wines, even Bordeaux, on the young side). A saturated youthful color with still a lot of purple is followed by a slightly rustic bouquet with dark fruits and tobacco with on the palate a mass of tannins which overwhelm a bit the abundant (ripe?) fruit, firm acidity and a long finish.
This wine promises a lot for the future but is, for the moment, more impressive than really delicious. The actual score of 91could improve significantly when this wine reaches its full potential, but as this was my last bottle I will probably never know.. (3006 views) | | | Tasted by jskuek on 3/14/2024 & rated 88 points: Probably some storage issue, this bottle is showing some aged wine plummy character in advanced, murky, drinkable but not at its peak. (2830 views) | | | Tasted by LWI on 3/13/2024 & rated 90 points: Solid, medium bodied. Old school. Lacking complexity. Wait 5-10 years. (3007 views) | | | Tasted by Dr.Cork on 2/10/2024 & rated 92 points: Decanted 20min. Floral, berries, currant. More berries than anything else. Really appealing. Mouthful of berries without being a heavy hitter. Elegant, focused. Had it just before Lagrange 2010. Some qualified Cantemerle as being more feminine. I would tend to agree. Rather refined and maybe more approachable than Lagrange as this time.
Really nice. (4041 views) | | | Tasted by Jake Barnes on 2/8/2024 & rated 91 points: Third from a lot of about thirteen bottles purchased at retail. Dark and glass coating still and showing a fat nose full of cassis and blackberry lined with leather as well as a touch of brett. Still a bit backward and flat on the palate, much like the last bottle, though it obviously had bushels and bushels of ripe cassis and blackberry in it. Unlike my first bottle from this lot, the acidity on this one was perfect, but with this bottle it was just hard to get excited about it. It was a nice drink, but it was not the exciting drink it once was. I suspect this has entered a phase of some sort between youth and maturity. There’s plenty of everything here to make a great wine, and Cantemerle can age a long time in good vintages, so we’ll just have to wait and see. 13% ABV (very good/***/16/91) (3584 views) | | | Tasted by tzelmer on 2/7/2024 & rated 90 points: Red plum and black currant, slight hints of tobacco leaf and cedar. Medium concentration. A bit astringent with slightly chewy tannins and acidic upon opening. I am hoping this will gain weight and the fruit will fill-in the mid-plate with air. Update - never really got better, just slowly faded. Drink soon. (3965 views) | | | Tasted by Bugiman on 2/4/2024 & rated 96 points: Phantastic bottle, in a great place. (3748 views) | | | Tasted by Dr.Cork on 12/29/2023 & rated 92 points: Stole the show. Really coming alive. Nice chewy tannins and excellent balance. Looking forward to the next bottle. (4483 views) | | | Tasted by Paul@bbott on 12/5/2023 & rated 92 points: A little clearer and more focused than the last bottle, I think these are pulling together. Gives me hope for the rest. (4833 views) | | | Tasted by Storms38 on 12/1/2023 & rated 92 points: I coravine’d a glass and drank. Not a good idea. Second night, let it decant for an hour. Needs to breathe for at least an hour. I do not agree that the tannins are dissolving. This is still very tannic with an astringency that needs to settle down. After a long breath, the wine is rather primary, but has all the dark fruits and forest floor you’d expect from a medoc. I’d say this needs to integrate over another few years. If you must, let it breathe. (4244 views) | | | Tasted by Poulp13 on 11/30/2023 & rated 93 points: Deep garnet colour - quite opaque with a slight brightening on the rim.
Initially quite closed, gradually opened up over 2 to 3 hours.
On the nose: bramble and blueberries, rose petals, slight barnyard funk (brett?), leather, a little wet oak.
On the palate: blueberries, cassis and plums, rose petals and leather. Nice fresh acidity, tannins are quite present but very fine and well-integrated.
Medium-long finish, with rose petals lingering on the back palate for a while.
Beautifully balanced.
Quite subdued by nature - it's not an in-your-face type of wine, but rather one that you need to "woo". And it's very much worth the effort - what a lovely, classy wine!
I believe now is the perfect time to drink it - but don't doubt it can stay at peak for another 5 to 10 years.
Great QPR! (4318 views) | | | Tasted by Outplaying on 10/21/2023: While delicious, this bottle was more primary than the first bottle about six months ago and it was less complex. Plenty of flavor in a medium weight package. (5111 views) | | | Tasted by Edeon on 9/2/2023 & rated 90 points: Better on the nose than the palette - a bit light. Had next to the 2009 fleur de bouard and greatly preferred the latter. (5597 views) | | | Tasted by Julian Marshall on 8/10/2023 & rated 91 points: Better than previous bottles, this is developing into quite a nice Cantemerle, but I certainly wouldn't expect it to transform into a great one. The creamy, brambly fruit is gaining in attractiveness but, I don't know, there is a lack of freshness about it, a lack of purity, so I'm still not sure about its long term future. 2033 is listed here as the drink-by date - I certainly wouldn't wait that long. (5837 views) | | | Tasted by blaahhi on 8/2/2023 & rated 91 points: (From a half-bottle) Blackcurrant, cedar and some faint herbs and mocha on the classic Bordeaux nose. The medium-bodied palate continues with the same, adding medium acidity and round, smooth mouthfeel. Mostly resolved tannins and long finish with a hint of bitterness, tapering towards leathery tones. Drinking well now, but will probably still keep for some time. (5744 views) | | | Tasted by jlhkiss on 7/26/2023 & rated 91 points: Consistent with past notes but opening and delineating further. This is starting to showcase tertiary notes on the finish (smoke, licorice, herbs). Drink 2023-2033. Technical score: 91. Enjoyment score: 91. (5642 views) | | | Tasted by mimik on 7/24/2023 & rated 92 points: Ready to go. Beautiful claret. Not a stunner but very solid (5398 views) | | | Tasted by wineforth on 7/24/2023 & rated 95 points: Undoubtedly one of the best ever wines from this estate. Nose is well integrated with cedar, undergrowth and blackcurrant. So big bodied that it's not in the usual style of Cantemerle; a Chateau whose style has been more consistent over the last 60 years than almost any other. Still manages that typical balance with a ton of soft tannins, that with the fruit mean this wine will drink well for decades. There is a touch of green that does not detract from the enjoyment and is the acceptable price of a modest and welcome 13% alcohol in a hot vintage. Drinking well now and for longer than I will be around. At under £40 a bottle delivered this is a steal. (4768 views) | | | Tasted by Inforred on 7/10/2023 & rated 88 points: Perhaps should have decanted. Not showing a whole lot. Clean taste but without a lot of complexity (4837 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Squares & Circles: Bordeaux ‘10 At Ten (Apr 2020) (4/1/2020)
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JancisRobinson.com (2/12/2020)
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Decanter, Haut-Médoc 2010 (10/4/2018)
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JancisRobinson.com (3/12/2015)
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JancisRobinson.com (10/22/2014)
(Ch Cantemerle Haut-Médoc Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Jul/Aug 2014, Issue #52, Château Cantemerle The Southern Médoc’s Hidden Crown Jewell
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JancisRobinson.com (1/23/2014)
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The WINEFRONT (11/4/2013)
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Vinous, July/August 2013, IWC Issue #169
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Winedoctor, November 2012 (11/1/2012)
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JancisRobinson.com (3/15/2012)
(Ch Cantemerle Haut-Médoc Red) Subscribe to see review text. | The World of Fine Wine, June 2011, Issue #32
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View From the Cellar, Mar/Apr 2011, Issue #32, The 2010 Bordeaux Vintage: Very Ripe, Very Tannic and With Just A Few Great Successes
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JancisRobinson.com (2/17/2011)
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RJonWine.com (1/18/2013)
(Château Cantemerle) Opaque red violet color; tart red currant, menthol nose; poised, tart red currant, menthol, loam, pencil lead palate; needs 2-3 years; medium-plus finish (60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Franc) 91 points |
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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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