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Château Cantemerle 2017

Bordeaux - Haut-Médoc - 5ème Grand Cru Classé - Château Cantemerle
$143.56

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Château Cantemerle

Château Cantemerle

Traces of the fortress of Cantemerle date back to the 13th century, and it was at the beginning of the 18th century that the vineyard really appeared almost in its present form.

This is a fifth Grand Cru Classé following the prestigious 1855 list, presented to Emperor Napoléon III.

The vineyard extends over approximately 90 hectares on a soil and subsoil of Garonne gravel and a silico-gravelly context Rare and the average age of the vines is 40 years. Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon 50%, Merlot noir 40%, Petit Verdot 5% and Cabernet Franc 5%. The yield is 600,000 bottles depending on the vintage, i.e. 6,500 to 6,800 bottles per hectare.

All grapes are harvested by hand, and the small berries are sorted in the winery. Vatting lasts around 28 to 30 days, then the wine is aged in new barrels for around half of it, for 16 months before bottling.

All the grapes are harvested by hand, and the small berries are sorted in the winery

Critics Château Cantemerle 2017.

James Suckling
92/100
Wine Enthusiast
92/100
Decanter
92/100
Vinous - A. Galloni
92/100
Wine Cellar Insider - J. Leve
93/100

Description Château Cantemerle 2017.

Black color, reserved nose, restrained aromas ... all signs here of a bottle for tomorrow, but a very good bottle. This very young wine is far from offering its full potential to the palate, and you can give it another two years to start opening up. This is the common law for ageing wines.

Lovers of young wines will be able to appreciate its qualities, however, by serving it carefully aerated in a decanter, and detecting pleasant blackberry scents on the nose.

Long on the palate, fleshy, dense without excess but well structured, it combines Merlot and Cabernet grapes that are well ripened, not over-ripe. As a result, it retains its fruit, youth and freshness.

The palate is appreciably persistent, with a complexity of flavors that emerges despite the overall austerity.

This will undoubtedly be a great wine, but patience....

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