Tasting Notes

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Inside Bordeaux Jane Anson - 26 Mar 25
Precision, lift, character, liquorice, cedar, cigar box, perhaps less silky and enveloping than the 2009 but this is good quality, with evident finesse to the tannic architecture, and a knitted down understated power. You can approach now, but it will comfortably last for another decade from here. Savoury, far more so than the 2009, totally classy. 40% new oak for ageing, Philippe Dambrine director, Eric Boissenot consultant.
Drinking Date: 2025 - 2045
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Vinous Neal Martin - 01 Apr 20
The 2010 Cantemerle is vigorous and open on the nose, a mixture of red and black fruit with cedar and humidor scents. I admire the focus and detail. The palate is rounded in texture on the entry. This is a plumper, richer, more fruit-driven 2010 with a lush finish on the context of the growing season. You could broach this now, although I would prefer to leave it another three or four years. This is another excellent wine and candidate for most over-performing cru this vintage. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners 10-Year On Bordeaux horizontal.
Drinking Date: 2022 - 2045
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Bordeaux

Red Bordeaux, globally renowned, is crafted in France’s Bordeaux region from grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc. These full-bodied wines feature dark fruit flavours, earthy and spicy notes, and often benefit from ageing. Top producers include Château Margaux, Château Latour, and Château Lafite Rothschild. White Bordeaux, made from Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon, offers styles from crisp to rich, with citrus and tropical notes. Sweet Bordeaux wines, like Sauternes, are famed for their rich sweetness and flavours of apricot and honey, with Château d’Yquem as a leading producer.