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Cantenac Brown 2020
HED33783
75cl
13.5%
£55.00
£45.83 ex-VAT
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Cantenac Brown is a distinguished wine estate located in the Margaux appellation in the Bordeaux region of France. Classified as a Third Growth in the 1855 Classification of Bordeaux wines, the estate covers around 48 hectares and is planted with predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, followed by Merlot and a small percentage of Cabernet Franc. Cantenac Brown wines are known for their elegance, finesse, and aromatic complexity. Their Grand Vin typically exhibits notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, and plum, along with hints of cedar, tobacco, and spice. Cantenac Brown 2020 is still quite young, and it would benefit from some cellaring.
The 2020 Cantenac Brown delivered the goods from barrel. Now in bottle, it has a wonderful, very expressive and complex bouquet with blackberry, raspberry, potpourri and light graphite aromas. You could lose yourself in these aromatics. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, fine grip, quite firm in the mouth, good density and concentration with an almost sinewy finish. I can see this closing down for some time before reemerging. Have patience - it will be worth the wait. - Neil Martin - The 2020 Cantenac Brown has a more reductive nose than its peers—the aromatics are not coming out to play on this occasion. But in the glass, it does have real complexity. The palate is medium-bodied, though not quite as precise as its peers, with a little chewiness toward the finish. This does not engage as much as some of the other Margaux at the moment. It's a bit distant, though I am sure it will blossom with bottle age. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
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