Community Tasting Notes 39

• Barolo Raymond Likes this wine: 93 points

  April 22, 2023 - Medium ruby, vibrant with a hint of orange in the rim. Nose comprises leather, barnyard, mushroom, truffle, nutmeg, pepper. A lot is going on.
  Dry, medium-medium(+) acidity, medium(+) ripe tannin, medium body, medium alcohol (13% abv).
  Palate of blueberry, cherry, leather, cocoa, licorice, grilled steak, pepper:
  complex and youthful. Totally elegant and in harmony, intense but not concentrated. A hedonistic mouthfeel, exciting and very long finish displaying tension between acidity and tannins, fruit and alcohol.
  A great wine from a Great vintage. At its peak, and looks like it will stay there for a few more years.
  93-94.

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• Flatrate Likes this wine: 93 points

  November 27, 2022 - Dark, intense Bx red colour. Cassis-Mocca, elegant, cool, classic nose. The taste is ripe, cool, classic, cassis and mocca driven. Needs 2h to open its beauty. Very fine, elegant but more St. Julien style than Margaux. This red is phantastic developed red, from a cool year, is ready to drink. I bought this wine in a 12 bottle case and drunk this Cantenac Brown over the last years. Great pleasure since 2020. Drink it till 2025. It is in perfect condition now.

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• wino121 wrote: 91 points

  April 6, 2022 - It has aged out well, honestly not much sign of age, a perfect cork as well.
  Classic BDX in character, med in body, still showing plush fruit, slightly short on the finish.
  I gave this an extra point for being so well put together after 21 years.
  Drink now thru 2024/5.

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• Ryan Lee wrote: 85 points

  March 28, 2022 - Dark ruby and still show a nice color. Nose with dried plum, dark fruits, mossess. On the palate, seemed to have passed its peak, quite dull but not many surprises. Smooth, quite long finish, yet with a slight bitter finish. Decanted 1 hr, not much difference and going down gradually.

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• Jeff Leve wrote: 88 points

  September 22, 2018 - The wine is medium bodied and has charm, but it lacks concentration and depth of flavor to really get there. Still, this blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc is fresh, crisp, clean and offers and earthy, leaf-filled nuance that goes along nicely with the bright, red cherry fruits.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2001
• Type Red
• Producer Château Cantenac Brown
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation Margaux
• UPC Code 071570013073

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• Pending Delivery 20 (3%)
• In Cellars 339 (52%)
• Consumed 294 (45%)

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