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Chateau Cantemerle, Les Allees de Cantemerle Haut-Medoc, 2020

Red Wine from Bordeaux, France
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Les Allées de Cantemerle is a dry red Haut-Médoc from Château Cantemerle, a house whose case starts in the ground. The estate sits at the southern tip of the Médoc peninsula, and its 98 hectares of vines grow on deep silica-gravel from the Quaternary era. Those rolled stones were carried down from the Pyrenees by the Garonne over thousands of years. The soil is poor and the vines have to struggle for it, which is exactly why Cantemerle's grapes come in so concentrated. The vines are planted tight, at 8,300 per hectare, and the vineyard has stayed in one block around the château since the 1855 Classification. That kind of continuity is rare in a region where estates have been bought, sold and pieced back together for 170 years. Nearly half of the 200-hectare property is kept as woodland, parkland and meadow (it's a place that hasn't been paved over for vines). If you like your Left Bank red classic and gravel-grown without the fuss, this 2020 is worth getting to know.

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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

    2020

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Earthy

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Herb-crusted rack of lamb, steak frites with béarnaise, duck breast with cherry jus, or a wedge of aged Comté after dinner.

Tasting Profile

Expect the classic gravel-grown Haut-Médoc profile: blackcurrant and dark plum, with hints of cedar, graphite and a light herbal edge. It's typically medium-bodied, with fresh acidity and fine, firm tannins that give it structure without weight, and it finishes dry and savoury. Think of it as an approachable, earlier-drinking take on Left Bank claret.

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