Château Cantemerle

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend

9.045 ratings
9.111 pro ratings
Haut-Médoc, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.0

Wonderful. Classic Bordeaux. A little green pepper and cigar box.

Wonderful. Classic Bordeaux. A little green pepper and cigar box.

Mar 1st, 2024
Tom Casagrande

A nice Bordeaux and a bunch of mesquite-grilled lamb chops. This Cantemerle is quite dense and youthful. Color shows almost no sign of age. With air, nose slowly unfurls to show lots of graphite, menthol, tight cassis fruit, underbrush, and crushed rock. Medium bodied, the flavors are tight too, and there is nice concentration, but it’s mostly promise for the future. Tannins are nicely managed and there is good acidity. 9.2+

A nice Bordeaux and a bunch of mesquite-grilled lamb chops. This Cantemerle is quite dense and youthful. Color shows almost no sign of age. With air, nose slowly unfurls to show lots of graphite, menthol, tight cassis fruit, underbrush, and crushed rock. Medium bodied, the flavors are tight too, and there is nice concentration, but it’s mostly promise for the future. Tannins are nicely managed and there is good acidity. 9.2+

Mar 17th, 2023
Jonathan Wall

Cantemerle is one of my favorite bargain Chateaus. Medium weight, woodsie (but not oaky), a little cocoa… good potential but doesn’t fully come together because of a diluted watery streak. Had the 2010 not long ago which was better.

Cantemerle is one of my favorite bargain Chateaus. Medium weight, woodsie (but not oaky), a little cocoa… good potential but doesn’t fully come together because of a diluted watery streak. Had the 2010 not long ago which was better.

May 12th, 2022
Chris MacLean

Young but definitely promising. Mostly primary with plenty of juiciness.

Young but definitely promising. Mostly primary with plenty of juiciness.

Jul 7th, 2021
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2015 mocca cacao cedar build for the future black fruit #hautmedoc

Vintage 2015 mocca cacao cedar build for the future black fruit #hautmedoc

Dec 18th, 2018
Matt Trader

Blind tasting night - Considered Bordeaux Varietals due to the Pyrazines, and I should have gone old world due to the tart fruit on the pallet.. however it was ripe, and I went Margaret River, Australia.. should have went with my gut. But, it was midnight so I'll blame it on fatigue, ha. 🙃

Great wine from a great vintage - fun fact: this estate is the only other estate to be edited into the 1855 Classification a year later, as a 5th growth, literally hand written into the list.

Blind tasting night - Considered Bordeaux Varietals due to the Pyrazines, and I should have gone old world due to the tart fruit on the pallet.. however it was ripe, and I went Margaret River, Australia.. should have went with my gut. But, it was midnight so I'll blame it on fatigue, ha. 🙃

Great wine from a great vintage - fun fact: this estate is the only other estate to be edited into the 1855 Classification a year later, as a 5th growth, literally hand written into the list.

Aug 21st, 2018
David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

8.9

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Apr 6th, 2016
Adam Gäfvert

Tightly knit and no were near ready to drink. Currants, coffee, prunes, rock salt. Only 13 abv.

Tightly knit and no were near ready to drink. Currants, coffee, prunes, rock salt. Only 13 abv.

Apr 27th, 2023
DomDoc

2015 is reporting for duty. Balanced with brighter fruit and acid with cassis, plums and pencil elements. One could drink this with a variety of meats, fowl and fish. This wine is locked and loaded and ready to fire.

2015 is reporting for duty. Balanced with brighter fruit and acid with cassis, plums and pencil elements. One could drink this with a variety of meats, fowl and fish. This wine is locked and loaded and ready to fire.

Oct 2nd, 2022
Samuel Lou

Ruby in color. Fruity on the nose. Blackcurrant and vanilla on the palate. Well balance and moderate tannin. Moderate in acidity. Smooth finish. Good value for the price.

Ruby in color. Fruity on the nose. Blackcurrant and vanilla on the palate. Well balance and moderate tannin. Moderate in acidity. Smooth finish. Good value for the price.

Jun 17th, 2022