CHÂTEAU CANTEMERLE
2016 5ème Cru Classé Macau
| Grapes | Petit Verdot, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Cab Franc |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| District | Left Bank |
| Sub-district | Haut Médoc |
| Village | Macau |
| Classification | 5ème Cru Classé |
| ABV | 13% |
Mid-weight and classical in style. This is a little restrained on the nose but there is pretty dark berry fruit and a cool graphite core. Perhaps not as plush and dense as some but nonetheless good Sunday lunch claret. Drinking range: 2020 - 2030 Rating: 88-90 L&S (Apr 2017)
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The 2016 Cantemerle has a comparatively opulent bouquet of black cherries, boysenberry and light violet scents, touches of cedar and sous-bois emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins. There is a touch of greenness here, although it does come across harmonious and there is a pleasing spiciness toward the finish. Fine. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting. Drinking range: 2022 - 2045 Rating: 91 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Aug 2020)
The 2016 Château Cantemerle is a solid effort, yielding ample mulberry and black cherry fruit intermixed with notions of tobacco, cedarwood, and spring flowers. It’s not a blockbuster but has a perfumed, complex, medium-bodied style that’s a joy to drink. Enjoy it over the coming 10-15 years. Drinking range: 2019 - 2034 Rating: 88 Jeb Dunnuck, www.jebdunnuck.com (Feb 2019)
The 2016 Cantemerle has developed beautifully with élevage. Pliant, silky and exceptionally balanced, the 2016 has the pedigree and complexity to allow for a number of years of very fine drinking. Moreover, the 2016 delivers serious flavor intensity without being at all heavy. Smoke, iron and cedar add character to a Haut-Médoc that has a lot to offer. Drinking range: 2018 - 2036 Rating: 92 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Jan 2019)
Château Cantemerle
Philippe Dambrine retires as director of the estate at the end of the 2020 vintage, after a long successful tenure. He is replaced by Laure Canu from Château Angélus. Laure is taking on the property in fine fettle with recent innovations in the cellar including their Air-Flow pump system that ensures the softest touch and minimal extraction of the juice - particularly valuable in the recent run of hot vintages. In the vineyard too plot selections and their HVE (level 3) certification means the developments continue towards healthier, better and more sustainable farming.
The long history of Château Cantemerle begins at least as far back as the 12th Century when it was a fortification. Wine production got under way seriously under the watch of the Villeneuve family who bought Cantemerle in 1579 and finally sold up in 1892. During that time Château Cantemerle famously scraped in to the 1855 classification as an apparent last minute addition after some frantic lobbying by Caroline de Villeneuve-Durfort. Théophile-Jean Dubos bought Cantemerle in 1892 and had some initial success, but the 20th Century saw a familiar period of decline and his descendents sold up nearly a hundred years later in 1981 to the Groupe SMABTP who's recent investments have put Château Cantemerle back on its feet.
Château Cantemerle lies in Macau, to the south of the Margaux appellation. There are 87ha under vine, planted to 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. Grapes are hand harvested. The Grand Vin spends 12 months in wood, of which 50% is new.
There is a second wine - Les Allées de Cantemerle.
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RELATED PRODUCTS
2019 CHÂTEAU CANTEMERLE 5ème Cru Classé Macau
Bordeaux France 13% Red
. Half-bottles
The 2019 Cantemerle has a ripe and sensual bouquet with ample black cherry and blueberry scents that burst from the glass, flecks of dark chocolate and clove emerging with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with satur...(read more)
Neal Martin, www.vinous.com
2017 CHÂTEAU CANTEMERLE 5ème Cru Classé Macau
Left Bank Bordeaux France 13% Red
Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc. Half-bottles
Medium bodied. Sweet red fruit. Mineral backbone. Quite tight in its youth. There is a hint of wood and spice. Fresh acidity and small tingly tannins give the Cantermerle some energy but it does fade slightly on the fini...(read more)
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