Chateau Cantemerle 2020

Chateau Cantemerle, 5eme Cru Classé, Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux, France, 2020

Grapes: 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 7% Caberrnet Franc, 6% Petit Verdot, 98ha vineyard on gravel soil, 35 year average vine age, hand picked, matured 12-16 months in French oak barrels (40% new wood)

Critics' Tasting Notes: 

"The 2020 Cantemerle has turned out well in bottle, offering up aromas of rich black fruits, plums, pencil shavings and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, broad and fleshy, with ripe, powdery structuring tannins and a nicely defined finish, it's generous and expressive while remaining classically proportioned."

92/100 points, William Kelley, WINE ADVOCATE, April 2023

"Flowers, spice, black cherries, bitter chocolate, and a background note of espresso crowd into the nose. The wine is medium-bodied, vibrant, fresh and savory, with a core of sweet, ripe red fruits and touches of citrus and menthol that come in on the herbal-edged endnote."

92/100 points, Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, March 2023

Food Match: Pair with traditional local foods such as cepes and roast poultry. With cheeses, avoid the too salty blue style, and consume with pressed, raw-milk varieties such as Reblochon, Saint Nectaire, Cantal, Ossau-Iraty and Manchego.