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Chateau Cantemerle, Haut-Medoc, 2009

Red Wine from Bordeaux, France
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Aged Bordeaux from a classed growth, without the classed-growth tariff. Cantemerle is a Fifth Growth of the 1855 Classification whose vines sit just the other side of the Margaux border, on the same gravelly Haut-Médoc soils but without the cachet or the price — which is exactly why it stays perennially undervalued. The 98 hectares of siliceous gravel around the château were laid down by the Garonne grinding away at the Pyrenees; poor in nutrients, they force the vine to root deep, and the stones throw back sunlight by day and stored heat through the night. The house style is a holdout: most of the grand vin still goes into concrete vats, there's no malolactic in barrique, no fashionable wall of new oak, and no trimming back of Cabernet Sauvignon in favor of something softer. This is a Cabernet-led blend rounded out with Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, and it's now well into mature territory. Stand the bottle upright for a day and decant gently off the sediment.

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Antonio Galloni

93 points

"The 2009 Cantemerle finally shows the potential that it displayed out of barrel. It has a delightful, well-defined bouquet with blackberry, cedar and tobacco aromas, vigorous with impressive delineation and class. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannin, and a taut line of acidity. Fresh and vibrant with a poised and quite tensile finish. This is a wonderfully crafted 2009 Left Bank. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners’ 2009 Bordeaux tasting." —Neal Martin

Robert Parker

91 points

"Readers looking for the more ethereal, elegant side of Bordeaux need search no further than Cantemerle, one of the estates in the very southern end of the Medoc. Dense ruby/purple (nearly opaque), this wine offers up notes of lead pencil shavings, spring flowers, raspberries and black cherries. The wine is ethereal, medium-bodied, and by no means a blockbuster, but long and intellectual. However, the tannins are present, and the wine is certainly capable of putting on weight with time in the bottle. Give it 3-4 years of bottle age and drink it over the following 25+ years." —Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Jancis Robinson

16 points

"Very dark. Polished nose. But then pretty green on the finish. Nice attempt but just not quite ripe enough. Just a bit too austere. Date tasted 1st April 2010." —Jancis Robinson MW

Wine Spectator

91 points

"This broad, fleshy style delivers toasty spice and tobacco notes up front, followed by dark cocoa, crushed plum and mulled blackberry fruit flavors. This really stretches out nicely in the glass, with alluring dark fruit and a velvety feel. Drink now through 2017."

Wine Enthusiast

92 points

"Very structured wine, with black currant fruit and dense acidity. The tannins are dark, firm, solid. This is a fine wine from Cantemerle, reveling in the richness of the vintage."

More about Chateau Cantemerle

Cantemerle is a 5th growth, located in Haut-Medoc with vineyards very close to Margaux. And, like a classic, mature Marguax, Cantemerle shows a wonderfully complex, spicy bouquet with age: tobacco, smoke, and mineral-infused cherry notes fill the nose before you even get close to the glass.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Red Blend

  • Vintage

    2009

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Style

    Elegant

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast leg of lamb with rosemary, steak frites, duck breast with cherries, or a beef and mushroom pie. Also good with aged Comté or a mild washed-rind cheese.

Tasting Profile

Cabernet-led claret: blackcurrant and dark cherry with cedar, pencil shavings and sweet tobacco, and the forest-floor earthiness that comes with bottle age. Medium to full-bodied, tannins softened and fine-grained, acidity still fresh. Long, savory, gently tart finish.

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