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2018 Château Cantemerle, Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
For laying down
Jane Anson MW
92/100
Product: 20188004338
2018 Château Cantemerle, Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux

Description

This is a serious Cantemerle. Very dark red, borderline black cherries fill the nose, its almost bookish nature underlined by firm yet fine tannins, which completely dominate the mid-palate. The length is fantastic, long and succulent. This is smart, classy Cantemerle in 2018. Drink 2024-2040.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2018
Alcohol % 14
Maturity For laying down
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Château Cantemerle

Critics reviews

Jane Anson MW 92/100
There's an enjoyable texture and plush fruit in this elegant, well balanced wine. It has precise aromatics of black pepper, liquorice and freshly cut herbs. It's good but a touch more restrained than most of its peers. 33hl/ha. Aged in 40% new oak. 6% Petit Verdot makes up the blend. Drinking Window 2023 - 2038 jane_anson_mw, Decanter (spring 2019)
Drink 2023 - 2038
Jane Anson MW, Decanter.com (Mar 2018)

About this wine

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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