1978 Cantenac Brown
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Score 78/100 · Drink 2021, Neal Martin, Oct 2022
The 1978 Cantenac Brown was served at the property although the bottle had been bought a couple of weeks earlier for this vertical. Showing moderate bricking on the rim, it has a very mentholated, slightly Porty nose, rustic and fatigued. The palate is fully mature with light tannins, a little green and tapering sharply towards the ferrous and astringent finish. Past its best. Tasted at the Cantenac Brown vertical at the château.
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78/100
Neal Martin
About the producer
Cantenac Brown
Tristan le Lous purchased this Third Growth in 2019, keeping on José Sanfins on as director. There has been significant work in the vineyards here, with a sustainable, organic approach across the 48 hectares.