Château Cantenac Brown
Margaux Cabernet Sauvignon Blend
Margaux, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Blend of 68% Cab Sauv and 32% Merlot, aged 60% in new French oak. Deep Ruby with aromas of dark fruits, oak and spice. On the palate flavors of fresh blackberry, plum and currants with licorice and cacao spice, adding cedar and floral notes. Fine soft tannins, long finish ending with layers of fruit, cedar and earthy notes. spice. Opening now but will last another decade+. Nice!
Blend of 68% Cab Sauv and 32% Merlot, aged 60% in new French oak. Deep Ruby with aromas of dark fruits, oak and spice. On the palate flavors of fresh blackberry, plum and currants with licorice and cacao spice, adding cedar and floral notes. Fine soft tannins, long finish ending with layers of fruit, cedar and earthy notes. spice. Opening now but will last another decade+. Nice!
Dec 8th, 2022
The 2016 Cantenac Brown is a super-concentrated, potent Margaux. Raspberry jam, mocha, licorice, plum, new oak and spice are all lavishly rendered. Broad and sweeping on the palate, with tremendous richness and resonance, Cantenac Brown is one of the bigger, more overt Margauxs of the vintage. Readers should expect a big, ripe wine. In several tastings, the 2016 has come across as a bit over the top, at least for my personal taste. Technical Director Jose Sanfins gave the 2016 16 months in oak, 60% new. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, January 2019)
The 2016 Cantenac Brown is a super-concentrated, potent Margaux. Raspberry jam, mocha, licorice, plum, new oak and spice are all lavishly rendered. Broad and sweeping on the palate, with tremendous richness and resonance, Cantenac Brown is one of the bigger, more overt Margauxs of the vintage. Readers should expect a big, ripe wine. In several tastings, the 2016 has come across as a bit over the top, at least for my personal taste. Technical Director Jose Sanfins gave the 2016 16 months in oak, 60% new. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, January 2019)
Nov 15th, 2019
Drank 1/18/19 at the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux event in Miami. All wines from the 2016 Vintage.
Tasting pour, no formal notes taken. Most of these wines are very tight, and will require 5-15 years to really come together. Many will likely improve a few points with time.
Slightly preferred this over the Brane-Cantenac
Drank 1/18/19 at the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux event in Miami. All wines from the 2016 Vintage.
Tasting pour, no formal notes taken. Most of these wines are very tight, and will require 5-15 years to really come together. Many will likely improve a few points with time.
Slightly preferred this over the Brane-Cantenac
2018 - Long decant didn’t do much to give this much character or depth. It’s still about 5 years too early. Let this age
2018 - Long decant didn’t do much to give this much character or depth. It’s still about 5 years too early. Let this age
Mar 3rd, 2024
