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• JimHow Likes this wine: 97 points

  June 18, 2016 - Drank this beast again last night. I'm sorry, this wine is immense. It is an absolute stunner, approaching first growth/Chateau Margaux quality. Very, very concentrated, inky black color, the perfume on this wine jumps out and fills the room immediately every time I uncork it. I have drunk it about a dozen times now, I have bought another case, and after last night, I intend to buy yet another. This will be a 50 year wine but it is currently exhibiting deep rich fruit, violets on the nose, and just a great texture, "mouthfeel" in the mouth, the classic balance of strength and elegance that I look for from left bank Bordeaux. As I have said repeatedly in my notes on this wine -- and last night's encounter again only corroborates my sentiments -- the 2010 Cantemerle is "modern" only in the sense that they have extracted the best out of the fruit. The wine is dense and concentrated but not over extracted. It is a stunner. 13%. In the mid to high $40s, it is priced very fairly. As I have done on numerous occasions on www.bordeauxwineenthusiasts.com, I again rate this an enthusiastic 97 points. Nothing over the top. The fruit and wood in perfect balance. It is big and enthusiastic and youthful and powerful, like a young Doberman bounding about, still a lot of rawness but the class and breed are obvious. A brilliant effort. Best Cantemerle ever.

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4 Comments

• wineotim commented:

  6/18/16, 9:31 AM - Makes me want to open one soon, I haven't had one in a while.

• JimHow commented:

  6/18/16, 9:38 AM - Be sure to let it breathe, Tim, it is big and enthusiastic and youthful and powerful, like a young Doberman bounding about, still a lot of rawness but the class and breed are obvious.

• wineotim commented:

  6/18/16, 9:40 AM - Ok, will do. I will check out the website too.

• JimHow commented:

  6/18/16, 9:42 AM - Thanks, we created it back in February 2000, it's a great group from around the world, check out our forum section.

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