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Colour
Red
Vintage
2010
Producer
Chateau Cantenac Brown
Country
France
Region
Bordeaux
Sub Region
Margaux
Product code
23CANB1B2010
Grape Variety
Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot
Tasting Notes
Robert Parker
Score: 92-94+ / 100 Robert Parker2010: One of the finest Cantenac Browns made in the last half century, the 2010 may be even more impressive than the 2009. Sweet, fat notes of blackberries, forest floor and earth emerge from this inky/purple-colored beauty. The tannins are slightly more serious and elevated than in the 2009, but the big, bold, full-bodied 2010 represents a remarkable turn around for this estate, which has now produced three straight top-flight vintages. It should drink well for 25-35 years.
Jancis Robinson
Score: 15.5 / 20Very dark. Heady black cherry aromas. Very, very sweet. And alcoholic. And a bit drying on the end - a sort of right-bank Margaux. What's the point?
Wine Spectator
Score: 91-94 / 100Very focused, with a taut beam of red currant and crushed damson plum fruit, backed by very fine-grained, supple tannins. A twinge of iron weaves through the increasingly fleshy finish. This has power, but also lots of finesse.
Bibendum
Score: 16 / 20Perfumed and bright with floral, pot pourri notes on the nose. Creamy, mocha coffee oak on the palate alongside the rich berry fruit. Just a bit short and dry on the finish.
James Suckling
Score: 91-92 / 100This is a muscular wine, with some yummy fleshy fruit underneath the tannins. Juicy and enticing already. Lots of blueberry character. Excellent for a second wine.
