2009 Château Cantelys

Community Tasting Notes (27) Avg Score: 90.2 points

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  12/25/2023 - dke Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Tobacco, earth and hint of fruits. Good acidity and hint of bitterness. Really good food wine. Time to drink up. 89-90.

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  1/26/2020 - slywka7 wrote: 91 Points

  Slow oxed for 2 hours the decanted for 20 minutes. Aromas of plum, iron, blackberry and earth. Flavors of iron, plum, sour cherry and linzer torte. Ends with a blackberry and iron finish of 20-25 seconds. Still some tannins on this and this is definitely not fading although I'm not sure this will improve. Wish I had another bottle to put that to the test. The Cantelys is true to the Smith Haut Lafitte style and is a great value in comparison. Would love to try to white.

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  4/5/2018 - Achromat wrote: 83 Points

  This wine has faded a bit from several years ago. Garnet color with brownish edges. It has lost some of its fruit, leaving a tannin dominated wine but with some cedar notes. Past its prime, at least for this bottle. Drink up. Originally gave this an 89 in 2013.

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  3/2/2017 - EricLi wrote: 91 Points

  At its prime. Pop one, let it settle for 15 mins, and enjoy.

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  9/7/2016 - EricLi wrote: 91 Points

  Keep going strong. Nose better than palate. With food better than without.

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