France>Bordeaux>Haut-Medoc>Chateau Cantemerle 2019

Chateau Cantemerle 2019

Standard - 75cl

Chateau Cantemerle 2019
€21.50 IB
per bottle
1x75cl

ETA: 10-12 weeks

€21.50In Bond per case
€26.81inc VAT per case

Wine Critic Reviews


95
James SucklingJames Suckling

A red with lots of currant, blackberry, fresh-herb and tobacco character. Hint of mushroom, too. It’s full and layered with polished, chewy tannins and a bright and fresh finish. Very long and focused. Give it time to come together. Very classic character here. Best after 2026.

  • Drinking Window: 2024 - 2050
  • Reviewer Name: James Suckling
  • Review Date: February 2022

Green pepper and herbaceous notes on the nose with minty eucalyptus alongside ripe cherry and blackcurrant aromas - so classic. A lovely mouthfeel here, smooth, well defined and preise. Quite direct, serious and darkly fruited - such a concentrated core - but with smooth tannins, a soft sweetness and freshness that lifts the overall frame. Balanced with succulence. Makes a lasting impact and impression. A great value pick.

  • Drinking Window: 2025 - 2045
  • Reviewer Name: Georgina Hindle
  • Review Date: June 2020

The 2019 Cantemerle has a fruit-driven bouquet with opulent blackberry and blueberry fruit, certainly one of the most floral in the flight with pressed violets developing in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with very supple tannins, fleshy and rounded, though I am looking for more tension and precision on the finish. This is a really fabulous Cantemerle that surely represents outstanding value. No excuse not to have this in your cellar. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.

  • Drinking Window: 2025 - 2050
  • Reviewer Name: Neal Martin
  • Review Date: February 2022

Sweet berry, plum and cassis fruit, this is ripe with precision, finesse and tension, fragrant rose and black tea aromatics, balanced, easy to share, the finesse of Cantemerle is on full display, chalky with a scrape of graphite, plenty of Left Bank signature. 55hl/h yield, 40% new oak for ageing, Eric Boissenot consultant, Philippe Dambrine estate director.

  • Reviewer Name: Jane Anson
  • Review Date: June 2020

Opening in the glass with notions of rich berry fruit, licorice, cedar, violets and loamy soil, the 2019 Cantemerle is medium to full-bodied, with a fleshy core of fruit, lively acids and powdery tannins that gently assert themselves on the finish. This shut down a little after bottling (some 11 months ago at the time of writing), but it is beginning to bounce back to reveal a wine of real charm and character.

  • Drinking Window: 2025 - 2045
  • Reviewer Name: William Kelley
  • Review Date: May 2020