Château Cantemerle 2010 - Grand Cru Classé

Name: Château Cantemerle 2010 - Grand Cru Classé
Brand: Château Cantemerle
Rating: 4.7 (6 reviews)

Haut-Médoc|Red wine

Bordeaux

Red

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4.7/5 (6 customers)

Notes : Robert Parker 94+/100, RVF 17/20, Gault Millau 16,5/20, Bettane & Desseauve 16/20, Guide hachette 1*(Very successful wine)
"This is the finest Cantemerle I've come across in my professional career tasting young vintages. Superb deep ruby/purple color, with a lovely nose of spring flowers intermingled with raspberries and fragrant blueberry notes, it has a kind of fresh character. Broad, rich and intense on the palate, the wine has plenty of tannin, but it's soft and well-integrated. Everything is delicately entwined in this beautiful, medium-bodied wine, showing prodigious potential in its development. This is truly a major wine of the vintage, superior even to what I thought it would be in cask." (Wine Advocate - Robert Parker) - Delivery in wooden case for orders delivered in France of 12 bottles of this wine.

Features

Estate

Château Cantemerle

Vintage

2010

Designation

Haut-Médoc

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot

Terroirs

Quaternary gravel and silica

Viticulture

Total destemming, leaf removal carried out face by face after fruit set

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

6-8 days fermentation at 26-28°C, 28 to 30 days maceration

Breeding

12 months in French oak barrels, 50% new

Alcohol content

13%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

very dark coat

Nose

aromas reveal themselves with agitation: spices, tobacco, blackcurrants, prunes

Mouth

complex, concentrated, long on the palate, with a never-ending finish

Serve

decant at 17-18°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2017

Drink before

2040

Production

400,000 bottles

Food and wine pairing

A déguster sur une cuisine légère, des volailles, un plateau de fromages...<br/>

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (guide 2022) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

Like its neighbors in the Ludon-Macau area, Cantemerle suffered from bad weather in 2017 and 2018, putting a slight halt to its magnificent qualitative progress. All the more reason to have confidence in previous years, showing all the finesse of which this vast 90-hectare terroir is capable. Prices remain affordable and the cru is in good shape for 2019. The arrival of a new director, Laure Canu, marks the start of a new cycle for the estate.

Guide Hachette des vins

Domaine noté (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

Intense and complex, with notes of red fruit and vanilla, the bouquet is as elegant as the ruby color. Straightforward and supple on the attack, the palate then rises to develop an imposing, fleshy body, underpinned by fine, velvety tannins and skilfully measured oak.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Domaine rated (guide 2022) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winemakers with good production levels, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the domain :

Philippe Dambrine has just handed over the reins of this classic Médoc estate to Laure Canu. While Cantemerle has always produced elegant, easily digestible wines, those produced over the last ten years have added extra depth and definition, clearly positioning it as one of the best value for money estates in the Médoc. The work done in the vineyard and the winemaking and blending choices made over the last few years are paying off. We must take advantage of this, especially as the ageing potential is remarkable, as we can often verify.

Wine Enthusiast

Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)

James Suckling

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Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.7/5

out of 6 reviews