Château Cantenac Brown

Grand Cru Classé Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend

9.212 ratings
9.32 pro ratings
Margaux, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Ken Z
9.3

Drank 7/13/22

Delicious with sirloin kebabs

On the nose, plumb, cherry, soil, cigar box, and leather. Flavors of blackberry, plumb, earth, and some black cherry are backed by dusty tannins. Finish quite long with black and red fruits. At the 10 year mark this is really starting to hit its stride

4/22/9/4/4 +50 = 93 pts

Drank 7/13/22

Delicious with sirloin kebabs

On the nose, plumb, cherry, soil, cigar box, and leather. Flavors of blackberry, plumb, earth, and some black cherry are backed by dusty tannins. Finish quite long with black and red fruits. At the 10 year mark this is really starting to hit its stride

4/22/9/4/4 +50 = 93 pts

Jul 13th, 2022
Matt Trader

What a beautiful and fantastic Margaux for the price. Cantenac-Brown of the town of Cantenac, in Margaux - you can see the absolutely enormous castle shown on the label from a mile out. They're right across the fields from Brane-Cantenac, which is completely overshadowed by their grandiose home.
Like their castle, their wine is grandiose in its flavor and character. Bright and fresh on the nose - red plum, red apple skin, cloves, leather, wild flowers, sandalwood, raw mushroom, and truffle on the nose. The pallet is powerful, but elegant - black currant, pepper, lavender, black cherry, vanillin, and a fresh fruit on the finish. These 2012's are great value wines that will drink well now and through at least 2030. What a great 3rd growth.

What a beautiful and fantastic Margaux for the price. Cantenac-Brown of the town of Cantenac, in Margaux - you can see the absolutely enormous castle shown on the label from a mile out. They're right across the fields from Brane-Cantenac, which is completely overshadowed by their grandiose home.
Like their castle, their wine is grandiose in its flavor and character. Bright and fresh on the nose - red plum, red apple skin, cloves, leather, wild flowers, sandalwood, raw mushroom, and truffle on the nose. The pallet is powerful, but elegant - black currant, pepper, lavender, black cherry, vanillin, and a fresh fruit on the finish. These 2012's are great value wines that will drink well now and through at least 2030. What a great 3rd growth.

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Bert Libke

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Feb 23rd, 2019
Mark Farrell

Color of medium purple with a nose of cigar box, tobacco, tomato, and dark berries. Paired with filet mignon with mushroom wine sauce for Christmas dinner and it was amazing!

Color of medium purple with a nose of cigar box, tobacco, tomato, and dark berries. Paired with filet mignon with mushroom wine sauce for Christmas dinner and it was amazing!

Dec 26th, 2017
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