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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.2 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 21 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ThijsV on 6/14/2021 & rated 90 points: Still quite good! On the nose leather, wet forest ground, green pepper, black currant (1841 views) | | | Tasted by Misterobit on 1/24/2021: ready to drink, the wine is fresh and balanced, with notes of red pepper. Short but pleasant finish, a lot of pleasure to drink this wine. (1993 views) | | | Tasted by UpfromtheCellar on 12/4/2020 & rated 94 points: My red WOTY! Elegant. Wonderfully balanced with mint and spice on the nose, fruit earth spice & minerals on the palate. A long (and did I mention balanced?) finish. This wine was effortless to drink and paired nicely with the roasted Cornish Game Hens and maple glazed Acorn squash. Really really nice.
At this point its at peak and holding it nicely. As other reviewers have noted - it needs to be open at least 30 minutes before it settles down into wonderfulness.
No longer a block busting bruiser, just a very classy lady. (2031 views) | | | Tasted by Nostromo99 on 8/8/2020 & rated 89 points: From a well-cellared magnum. On opening, the nose showed classic aged-Bordeaux aromas of cigar box and cedar with some green pepper notes, but also a hint of sweet fruit. Very smooth and mouthfilling. Decent weight. Quite savoury overall, but there is some sweetness and very little grip on the medium-length finish. In pretty good shape for a 32-year-old wine, but definitely on the downhill slide. (2260 views) | | | Tasted by OnTheVine.blog on 4/18/2020 & rated 89 points: Amazingly tightly wound at opening. Garnet -not much bricking, even at 32 yrs. Took about an hour in the decanter to open up - fruit reintegration with the substantial tannins was impressive. Very balanced and complex - easily one of the oldest bottles I have opened, but very enjoyable. (2556 views) | | | Tasted by Claretnyc on 8/20/2019 & rated 91 points: I have to wonder if all these low ratings were a result of PNP. When opened, this was thin and lifeless. After 2 hours open, there was fruit and a bit of structure and tannin left. Very tasty on a sensual level not needing great reflection or analysis. Color was not faded and in all this was a just a mature Bordeaux from a solid vintage well worth the time and money. (1532 views) | | | Tasted by epjepson on 12/28/2018 & rated 85 points: Initial pour reveals light aroma of violets, orange rind, stewed fruit, sous bois. Very pleasant. After some time in the decanter, the bouquet opens up with cassis, anise, tobacco, mint, and a faint leather aroma. Taste is very pure with well integrated tannins and moderate acidity, but the aromatics are light and the wine struggles to stand up to a meal with more pronounced flavors. (2667 views) | | | Tasted by salil on 8/25/2018 & rated 89 points: Huh, this hasn't changed a bit since my last experience 5 years ago. Still a solid, classic bottle of Bordeaux with no pretension or overripeness. (2401 views) | | | Tasted by DaleW on 12/7/2013: Red fruits accented with green pepper, herbs, cedar, some tannins, but acid providing most of the structure. Got better with air (and lamb). Nice showing in heavy company. B+ (6364 views) | | | Tasted by salil on 12/6/2013 & rated 89 points: Magdelaine, Malconsorts and more (North End Grill, NYC): This comes across fully mature right now, drinking very nicely with a core of understated red fruited flavours framed by more prominent savoury earthy, pencil lead and greener herbal and bell pepper notes. It's a very old school, medium weight claret that's more about finesse and lightness than about power and intensity, and it's drinking beautifully right now with the tannins resolved and bright acids keeping it very fresh. (6786 views) | | | Tasted by tendring on 11/25/2013 & rated 84 points: Wine Education Service - Fine Old Bordeaux (LSE): Just translucent.
A very vegetal nose but attractive.
Earthy, then a bit of dusty fruit, past it to my mind. (5872 views) | | | Tasted by jessyancey on 7/16/2012 & rated 89 points: We were apprehensive because we opened it significantly beyond the drinking window per CT, and upon initial pour I almost tossed it but we decanted for 45 minutes and it ended up being pretty good. Def opened up, not a lot of depth, but some smoke / earth/tobacco , and was enjoyable with a good bison steak and some broccoli... (4264 views) | | | Tasted by cliffkol on 7/11/2011 & rated 87 points: A decent wine, nothing spectacular. Nose of earth, plums. Dusty? yes. On the light side, almost bland, diluted. A decent way to enjoy an older Bordeaux without breaking the bank, but don't expect an exceptional wine. (Doris 84, bland, watered down. Nose of earth, plums. ) (6859 views) | | | Tasted by stiang on 1/17/2010 & rated 87 points: Kjøpt på auksjon i Munchen for ca 400 kroner etter alle avgifter. Kraftig preg av møllspist gammel kommodeskuff ("tørr låve" iflg fruen) som raskt blåste av. Aromaer av tørt løv, tobakk, elegant treverk. Lett, rustikk nese. Flott duft etter min smak. I munnen mildt solbærpreg, noe fruktsødme, grei lengde. Utviklet seg mye i glasset; åpnet opp, myket opp. Mer elegante dufter og aromaer etter en halvtime i glasset. Alt i alt en ok vin; 87 poeng for oss som er glad i "klassisk" bordeauxstil. (3681 views) | | | Tasted by ggkemp on 5/26/2008 & rated 88 points: Still good, enjoyable. End of my supply. (3685 views) | | | Tasted by DaleW on 6/25/2007: More red than black fruit, mostly resolved tannins, moderate acidity. Sweet red plum fruit picks up weight. There's some cedar, but the dominant secondary aroma is tobacco (like a flue-curing barn). This isn't a heavyweight, and doesn't have the depth to be termed outstanding, but a nice mature Bordeaux that offers enough fruit to please those who view that as the primary attribute of wine, yet with some complex aromatics (4075 views) | | | Tasted by ggkemp on 12/25/2006 & rated 87 points: Good flavors. Drink within next year. (3270 views) | | | Tasted by ggkemp on 12/25/2006 & rated 87 points: Good. Near end of aging potential. (3358 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 7/31/2002 & rated 86 points: Better than expected. (3249 views) | | | Tasted by buckeye76 on 5/29/1994 & rated 88 points: NICE CHERRY FRUIT IN THE AROMA WITH A TOUCH OF EARTHINESS. DEEP FRUIT IN THE FLAVOR. MEDIUM LENGTH FINISH. (881 views) |
| 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
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"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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