Tasting Notes
Vinous 85-88
Superb ruby-red color. Spicy berry nose, with notes of cinnamon and coffee: slight suggestions of greenness and alcohol. Supple, soft and smooth. but with more breadth than intensity. Fine, spicy aftertaste, with flavors of coffee and caramel. Should evolve fairly quickly.
Robert Parker 91
Tasted blind in a tough 1995 horizontal, this Cantemerle embarrassed some of the "big names". Not much on the nose. Some green pepper and under ripeness. Quite rich and tannic on the palate though with a touch of chocolate. Moderate acidity, quite masculine and muscular towards the finish. Needs time but good potential. Tasted April 2005.
JancisRobinson.com 16.0
Dark rusty colour with lots of development at the rim. Light nose that needed encouragement because the sample was a little cold but eventually some minerals and old pencil sharpenings emerged. Fully resolved tannins and very sweet fruit on the front palate, just gently giving up and making way for a little dryness on the end but this would be a charming bottle at a relatively low price. Cantemerle’s first primeur to be put on the Bordeaux place. Came out at 8.
Anticipated maturity: 2003-2012
