Cantenac Brown - Margaux 2021

matthewjukes.com

16 / 20

byMatthew Jukesthe8/2/2022

A better effort than many, CB has more silkiness and texture, and this is accompanied by rather ebullient oak, but it works. While I am pleased to report this news, there are many more wines ahead of this one in the queue when it comes to balance and completeness. 16

Jamessuckling.com

92-93 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe6/8/2022

A firm and chewy red with notes of currants, bark, tea leaves and walnut husk. Medium-bodied, firm, ripe and compact. Pretty, clear fruit. Blackcurrants. 73% cabernet sauvignon and 27% merlot.

Bettane & Desseauve

92-93 / 100

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/24/2022

Belle réussite pour ce premier millésime du nouveau propriétaire. Très beau nez typé, texture en suavité et en souplesse, ensemble harmonieux, encore plus fin et margalais de caractère que dans les années précédentes.

The Vintage Journal

91-92 / 100

byAndrew Caillard MWthe5/17/2022

Deep crimson. A little shy. Blackcurrant, smoky vanilla aromas. Intense blackcurrant pastille cedar favours, some smoky malt notes, fine brambly tannins and underlying mineral notes. Works well. 16 months in roughly 60% new French oak.

The Wine Cellar Insider

92-94 / 100

byJeff Levethe5/16/2022

Flowers, espresso, cocoa and black currants are what you find on the nose. The wine is soft, round and polished on the medium/full-bodied palate, finishing with more of that dark cocoa, roasted coffee, black cherry and a hit of peppery spice on the backend. Drink from The wine is a blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon and 27% Merlot. 13.2% ABV, 3.75 pH. The harvest took place September 23-October 4. Drink from 2024-2032. 92-94

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

93 / 100

byJane Ansonthe5/13/2022

Ruby red depth to the colour with violet edging. Not as luxurious as the past few years of Cantenac Brown have been, but excellent quality, well put together, finessed and powerful with black cherry fruits and raspberry puree, with tiny pulses of lemongrass acidity. 60% new oak barrels for ageing.

Vinous

90-92 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/12/2022

The 2021 Cantenac Brown has an open, expressive bouquet of tobacco-tinged red fruit and well-integrated oak. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, light red berry fruit mixed with sage and cedar, and perhaps a very slight herbal element on the finish. Winemaker José Sanfins has crafted a fine-boned Cantenac Brown, one that is more suited to early drinking than recent vintages.

Vinous

92-94 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe5/11/2022

The 2021 Cantenac Brown is going to require time to come together. The Cabernet is pushed up. That very much comes through in the wine's aromatic profile and overall intensity. Sweet red-fleshed fruit, tobacco, incense and rose petal are some of the many notes that build. Vibrant and exquisitely layered, Cantenac Brown is quite promising. Élevage will be critical. Like so many of his colleagues, Technical Director José Sanfins saignéed the Merlots, lightly chaptalized the Cabernets and opted for longer but gentler extractions. Tasted two times.

vvwine

93-95 / 100

byAdrian Van Velsenthe5/10/2022

Rubinrot. Die Frucht springt aus dem Glas, Cassis und Himbeeren, florale Töne, wundervoll, feminin, ein Parfüm. Im Gaumen schlank, feinkörniges Tannin, saftige Frucht, das ist wieder einmal diese Margaux-Delikatesse, die ich liebe, wunderbar frisch, mit Nerv und Biss und einem langen, rotfruchtigen Abgang. 2025-2040+ (Verkostet im April 2022. Dourthe/UGCB)

Anthocyanes

93-95 / 100

byYohan Castaingthe5/6/2022

Cantenac Brown 2021 offre un nez bien mur avec de très belles notes de fruits noirs "al dente", ce qui en 2021 est une performance. Cerise noire, fruits noirs et touches florales à l'aération. En bouche, notons un bel enrobage, du moelleux, du gras avec des tanins structurants et une prise de bois élégante. Un bel équilibre avec une acidité racée. Grande bouteille en devenir.

Wine Advocate

92-94 / 100

byWilliam Kelleythe4/29/2022

The 2021 Cantenac Brown is another fine effort from a Margaux estate that's been on something of a roll of late. Unwinding in the glass with notions of cassis, wild berries, loamy soil and cigar box, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and seamless, with good concentration, lively acids and a nicely defined finish. José Sanfins and his team opted to wait to pick the estate's Cabernet Sauvignon between the fourth and 12th of October, and that appears to have paid off. The blend is 73% Cabernet Sauvignon and 27% Merlot, and just over half the estate's production went into the grand vin.

Decanter.com

93 / 100

byGeorgina Hindlethe4/1/2022

Perfumed black cherries and raspberries on the nose. Lovely sculpting, you get waves of juicy, bright, red summer berries and just-ripe red cherries with creamy, chalky edges. Tannins are present and linger on the tongue, gently gripping the flavours. This has great character, not too dense nor expansive, but good definition, energy and classicism with slate and crushed stone. Touch of bitter black chocolate marks the finish which is extremely attractive. Excellent job from winemaker José Sanfins.