| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Bordeaux > Left Bank > Haut Médoc |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
A popular Classed Growth Château from the southern Médoc, situated just below the village of Margaux, near to La Lagune. Cantemerle always provides reliable quality and value for money. The wines are never heavy or jammy. Good traditional claret that is usually sold at a modest price and with quality on the rise in recent vintages.
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Barley, walnut-shell and blackberry character. Full body. Chewy tannins and a flavorful finish. A little lean and tight now and needs some time to soften. Better after 2020.
The 2017 Cantemerle has a medium to deep garnet-purple color. It wafts out with fragrant notes of dried roses and lavender, over a core of Morello cherries and boysenberries, plus a hint of tar. Light to medium-bodied, the palate is fantastically elegant and refreshing, with fine-grained tannins supporting the red berry layers, finishing with a peppery lift.
This is a very attractive wine that has been carefully extracted in this vintage. It has a damson fruit expression with real elegance and restrained power, followed by a dusting of cocoa powder and cinnamon (more evident on the second tasting). A little shorter than in 2016, but full of elegance and fine tannins.
Drinking Window 2022 - 2038
Deep crimson. Sweet plum and vanilla on the nose. Like cherry ice cream. Balanced but without great depth. Tannins are well handled for the fruit weight – light and dry.
Drink 2022-2027
Firm fresh black fruits the nose is tight the start of the palate light and bright. More depth in the middle the fruit sweet and ripe rich at the back with freshness brightening the finish. Drink 2023-2032.
The fruit on the nose and palate is delicious with both red and black highlights. It is a slightly lighter wine than I am used to from Cantemerle but this is not a problem because all of the flavours and elements are in harmony. The texture is silky and the finish is coarse and challenging, suggesting a medium-term life ahead. This is a good wine!
This shows a polished yet encompassing structure of solid tannins, which support flavors of mulberries and black cherries. Medium-bodied, velvety with rather chewy. Long finish.
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Cantemerle is sporting a lot of oak, herbs and tilled soil over a cassis and baked plums core plus pencil lead and chargrill touches. The palate is medium-bodied, firm and grainy with nice freshness and good length. 2020-2030
The deep garnet-purple colored 2017 Cantemerle gives up lovely crushed black and red currants notes with hints of kirsch, underbrush and cinnamon stick plus a waft of roses. Medium-bodied with plenty of freshness and a fine-grained frame, it is elegantly expressed and finishes with beautiful harmony.
