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• ThijsV Likes this wine: 90 points

  June 14, 2021 - Still quite good! On the nose leather, wet forest ground, green pepper, black currant

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• Misterobit Likes this wine:

  January 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.

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• UpfromtheCellar wrote: 94 points

  December 4, 2020 - 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.

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• Nostromo99 Likes this wine: 89 points

  August 8, 2020 - 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.

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• OnTheVine.blog Likes this wine: 89 points

  April 18, 2020 - 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.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1988
• Type Red
• Producer Château Cantemerle
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation Haut-Médoc
• UPC Codes 087000309128, 3148595400076

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• In Cellars 235 (73%)
• Consumed 88 (27%)

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