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Château Cantenac Brown Barrel Sample (Margaux)
Margaux · France
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Country
- France
- Region
- Margaux
- Appellation
- Margaux
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
carnes vermelhas · cordeiro · caça
Rated vintages
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201293 pts
92–94. Barrel sample. A solid effort, this is a wine with great fruit and firm structure to support it. Ripe and full in the mouth, it's a firm and complex wine with a delicious juicy aftertaste.
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201192 pts
91-93. Barrel sample. This is a big, concentrated wine that shows intensity of well-balanced tannins and juicy fruit. It's ripe, with obvious aging potential.
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200992 pts
91-93 Barrel sample. Sweet, plummy wine, its tannins coming from spiced wood as much as fruit. There is a dry core, but the fruit is so opulent and ripe.
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200892 pts
91-93 Barrel sample. Although the aromas are heavily of wood, the fruit has a fresh lift, giving some spices, with a core of tannin coming through to finish with some juiciness. A wine in the elegant style.