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2014 Château Cantemerle, Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (47%),Merlot (38%),Cabernet Franc (9%),Petit Verdot (6%)
Ready - at best
Neal Martin MW
88/100
Product: 20148004338
2014 Château Cantemerle, Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux

Description

Chateau Cantemerle was the last wine to be added to the famous 1855 classification in Bordeaux but it is always one of the first wines to consider when it comes to value for money. It really shows its class in 2014, with some classic claret characteristics (try saying that when you’ve had a few glasses). Fragrant with well-defined blackcurrant aromas, notes of cigar box , black tea and vanilla. There is good substance here with ample length. A lovely example of a more ‘old school’ style Bordeaux.

60% Cabernet Sauvignon 30% Merlot 6 Cabernet Franc 4% Petit Verdot
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2014
Maturity Ready - at best
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (47%),Merlot (38%),Cabernet Franc (9%),Petit Verdot (6%)
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Château Cantemerle

Critics reviews

Neal Martin MW 88/100
The 2014 Cantemerle has a conservative, cedar and graphite-tinged bouquet that needs to develop more fruit. It is focused but just needs more intensity. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin on the entry. Clean red berry fruit here with moderate weight, leading to a slightly chewy finish that will hopefully evolve more nuance and personality with time. To be honest, I was expecting a little more considering the vintage.Neil Martin - 31/03/2017
Neal Martin MW, (Mar 2017)

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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Haut-Médoc

Haut-Médoc

Despite being as visually unprepossessing as the rest of the Médoc, this large red-wine appellation is home to some of the world’s greatest wines. Its 4,500 hectares of vineyards form a largely continuous strip that follows the Gironde from St Seurin-de-Cadourne to Blanquefort. All the great communes of the Left Bank fall within its boundaries: Margaux, St Julien, Pauillac and St Estèphe.
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Chateau Cantemerle

Ch. Cantemerle's woodland setting is amongst the most beautiful of any château in the Médoc. It is located in the far south of the region, almost on the outskirts of the city of Bordeaux. It is the first major property on the Médoc Route des Châteaux, north of Bordeaux. Cantemerle has 94 hectares of vineyards, planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (30%), Cabernet Franc (6%) and Petit Verdot (4%). The wines are made under the guidance of consultant oenologist, Eric Boissenot, undergoing 12 months' ageing in French oak, of which 40% is new. Cantemerle is a Cinquième Cru Classé, with approximately 400,000 bottles produced each year and a further 160,000 bottles of the property’s second wine, Les Allées de Cantemerle.
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