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Red
2000 Château Cantenac Brown
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- Margaux
Label borrowed from 2001
Community Tasting Notes 138
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TS Likes this wine: 92 points
December 25, 2023 - Decent Bordeaux left bank. Had expected it to develop in a more positive direction. However, still youthful with a lot of primary aromas/flavours of black fruit; blacberry, dark cherry, black currant. Secondary aromas/flavour of cedar and pencil beam. Not very pronounced tertiary aromas/flavour, but hints of forest floor and leather. Well balanced wine, with a long finish. Lacks the wow-factor, and I am a bit concerned about the course tannins that sems not to smoothen significantly. I'll give it another five years to see how it develops.
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Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 92 points
June 12, 2023 - Much improved from the last bottle in 2021, the acidity is much more apparent, giving the fruit a crispness lacking before. The fruit has evolved too, towards more red fruit and less black, so red rather than dark cherry, a touch of redcurrant, but with now some very silky blackcurrant blending with the red fruits on the finish. Altogether very impressive and enjoyable - if outclassed by the Sociando Mallet 2001 tasted alongside. It's a very good wine but not a great one at the moment, although seeing the improvement over the last two years, this could get a lot better with more time.
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Coastalnative Likes this wine: 93 points
April 16, 2023 - Beautifully mature. On the nose: scorched earth, black currants, dried plum and dark cherry. Good acid, tannin and body. Well balanced and perfect with Lamb for Greek Easter!
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KGTenenbaum Likes this wine:
December 11, 2022 - Liked it
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The Wine Monkeys Likes this wine: 92 points
November 25, 2022 - Mature Margaux brimming with notes of earth, chocolate, balanced dark fruit, nicely integrated tannis and oak. Very enjoyable and worth seeking out. Love Cantenac Brown in general and the 2000 was firing on all cylinders. Drank along side the 2000 Pontet Canet. Both In wonderful spots.
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Pro Reviews 6
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By Neal Martin
Dive In: Cantenac Brown 1978-2018 (Oct 2022), 10/1/2022 (link)(Cantenac Brown Cantenac Brown Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2007 (link)(Chateau Cantenac-Brown Margaux) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/20/2005 (link)(Ch Cantenac Brown Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2002, IWC Issue #102 (link)(Chateau Cantenac Brown Margaux) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2001, IWC Issue #96 (link)(Chateau Cantenac Brown Margaux) Subscribe to see review text.
Rockss and Fruit
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By Lyle Fass
10/4/2004 (link)(Cantenac-Brown) Can you say fruit bomb? You don't have to, just say Cantenac-Brown 2000. Not much on the nose except oak spice, cocoa, dark chocolate and a hint of minerals. Huge, huge, huge palate of dense, dark red ripe fruits. Tannins are there but the fruit constantly is poking its head out. Needs time. This is just some hedonistic fruit bomb stuff. The most "Aussie" of any wine tasted today. And I still liked it
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2000
- 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 Codes 0087000346970, 031259010052, 055245007505, 071570013073, 087000326507, 3760020110475, 3760020110512, 3760020111397, 6057144326507
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 7 (0%)
- In Cellars 1,923 (56%)
- Consumed 1,496 (44%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerChâteau Cantenac Brown
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationMargaux
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