Appellations

Cantemerle 2021

Haut Medoc, Fifth Growth

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Tasting Notes

Attractive gentle smoke on the nose, fresh acidities, blueberry fruit and rose stem with a sleek elegance. Has deepened and improved over ageing. 50hl/h yield, generous for the vintage, 40% new oak. Tasted twice.

Score: 89 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2026-2040 Date: 10 April 2024

The 2021 Cantemerle is floral, lifted and very pretty. Crushed flowers, red-toned fruit, spice, mocha and licorice take shape in a wine that impresses with its delineated, persistent personality. All the elements are nicely balanced. There is a bit of tightness on the finish, but overall, this is nicely done.

Score: 91 Antonio Galloni, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2024-2031 Date: 27 February 2024

The 2021 Cantemerle typifies your "classic" Bordeaux. It has a light but delineated nose of black fruit laced with cedar and freshly rolled tobacco. The palate is balanced with a little chewiness on the entry. There’s some mid-palate weight in the, but then it dramatically tapers away and leaves you wondering if it could have given more. There's also a slightly herbaceous aftertaste.

Score: 86 Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2026-2036 Date: 22 February 2024

Pleasantly aromatic with cassis and dark-fruit notes. Juicy and fresh, if a little lean, the tannins well-handled. The oak, though, is rather present and drying (prise de bois?). If it settles, this could improve.

Score: 15+ James Lawther MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2025-2035 Date: 11 May 2022

Savory, with mushrooms, bark and dried leaves. Some cocoa and walnut notes, too. Medium body with lightly chewy tannins. A little loose.

Score: 90 - 91 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Date: 01 May 2022

The 2021 Cantemerle is a very strong effort in a challenging year, offering up aromas of blackcurrants and plums mingled with hints of spice box, black truffle and loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and charming, it's supple and succulent, with a generous core of fruit and a saline finish. It's sure to number among the sleepers of the vintage.

Score: 90 - 91 William Kelley, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Date: 29 April 2022

The 2021 Château Cantemerle is good, and certainly an impressive Haut-Medoc. Offering ample red and black fruits, tobacco-laced herbs, and cedar, it's medium-bodied, forward, has ripe yet crunchy tannins, and a good finish.

Score: 87 - 89 Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com Date: 06 February 2022