In Bond Fine Wine. 2020 Château Cantenac Brown, Margaux, Bordeaux, France. Third Growth • Red Bordeaux in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 97/100 (AG). Drinking window: 2025–2060. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Jeb Dunnuck (JD) — 92–94/100 · JebDunnuck.com, 25/05/2021
I loved the 2020 Chateau Cantenac Brown, a pure, medium to full-bodied, beautifully textured Margaux that shines in the vintage. Offering up lots of classy cassis fruits as well as spicy oak, violets, and flowers, it has plenty of mid-palate depth, outstanding balance, and a great finish. There's no trace of the often firm chewy tannins found in this appellation in 2020, and it's unquestionably a…
Antonio Galloni (AG) — 97/100 · Vinous, 23/02/2023 · Drink 2026-2040
The 2020 Cantenac Brown is a knock-out. A Margaux of towering intensity, the 2020 is dense and vertical at the same time. It's a combination that works so well. Dark cherry, plum, chocolate, new leather, licorice and cloves all saturate the palate. There's real depth and concentration here from the summer heat and small size of the berries, but at the same time the 2020 has more freshness and ene…
Jane Anson (JA) — 95/100 · Inside Bordeaux, 2025-07-09 · Drink 2028-2050
Cloves, garrigue, incense, sandalwood, powerful and intense, with aromatics of crushed rose petals, enveloping and totally delicious. Real density to the tannins, alongside cassis and blackberry fruits. This clearly has more depth and warmth than in the 2019, but both are balanced with appellation signature. First vintage with Tristan Le Lous as owner. 60% new oak barrels, harvest September 10 to…