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2011 Cantenac Brown Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend: 1500ml

$89.99

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JS 91

Alex Lallos, JJ Buckley, April 2012

65% cabernet sauvignon, 30% merlot, and 5% cabernet franc. Vines are planted on 54 hectares of gravel soils, with a planting density of about 8,500 vines per hectare. Dense, opaque core with a crimson rim. This is a step up in aromatic complexity with an interesting array of black fruit on the nose including blackberry and super ripe black currant, backed up with a touch of vanilla and subtle oak. Soft and elegant on the mid-palate with black fruit throughout. I like the finesse and balance here. Should benefit from at least a couple of years in bottle and then develop over the following 15 years.


91 points,

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, April 2012

Full body, with plums and currants and hints of sandalwood. Ripe tannins. Bright acidity. Focused.


89 -91 points,

Neal Martin's Wine Journal, April 2012

The Cantenac Brown, tasted three times, is a blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot cropped between 13th and 29th September finishing with the former. The nose is crisp and focused, not complex but demonstrating nicely integrated oak and fine minerality. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and fins acidity. This is elegant, harmonious and a damn fine Margaux for the vintage that will offer medium-term drinking.


88 -91 points,

Wine Spectator, April 2012

Good, pure, caressing style, with a direct beam of cassis, lilac and toasted spice that stays rounded through the medium-weight finish, where a hint of loam peeks in. -J.M.


Alex Lallos, JJ Buckley, April 2012

65% cabernet sauvignon, 30% merlot, and 5% cabernet franc. Vines are planted on 54 hectares of gravel soils, with a planting density of about 8,500 vines per hectare. Dense, opaque core with a crimson rim. This is a step up in aromatic complexity with an interesting array of black fruit on the nose including blackberry and super ripe black currant, backed up with a touch of vanilla and subtle oak. Soft and elegant on the mid-palate with black fruit throughout. I like the finesse and balance here. Should benefit from at least a couple of years in bottle and then develop over the following 15 years.


91 points,

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, April 2012

Full body, with plums and currants and hints of sandalwood. Ripe tannins. Bright acidity. Focused.


89 -91 points,

Neal Martin's Wine Journal, April 2012

The Cantenac Brown, tasted three times, is a blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot cropped between 13th and 29th September finishing with the former. The nose is crisp and focused, not complex but demonstrating nicely integrated oak and fine minerality. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and fins acidity. This is elegant, harmonious and a damn fine Margaux for the vintage that will offer medium-term drinking.


88 -91 points,

Wine Spectator, April 2012

Good, pure, caressing style, with a direct beam of cassis, lilac and toasted spice that stays rounded through the medium-weight finish, where a hint of loam peeks in. -J.M.


About Winery

At the beginning of the 19th century, the esteemed animal painter of Scottish descent, John Lewis Brown, bought the vineyard.

Designed by Brown in a traditional Tudor style, the château was host to the grand parties the owner was renowned for, highlighting his love of good wines. Sold in 1843 to a banker (Gromard), the owner in 1855, when the estate was granted a Grand Cru classification.

150 years later the Simon Halabi family has given new impetus to the estate with the ambition of raising it to the highest echelons.

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