2014 Cantenac Brown
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A slightly medicinal edge here. Some poise and lift. Taut. Lifted. Decent. Joss Fowler, FINE+RARE, April 2015.
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The 2014 Cantenac Brown has a light bouquet with brown spices infusing the black fruit, leather and mint. Fully mature. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, fresh with pleasing tension and spiciness towards the finish. This is certainly worth checking out - drinking well now. Tasted non-blind at the Southwold 10-Year-On tasting.
The 2014 Cantenac Brown has quite an open, high-toned bouquet with peppermint and light lavender scents filtering through the black cherry and raspberry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with fine sappiness. It does not fully have the breadth and depth of ensuing vintages; this is more linear and conveys a sense of strictness, but it is fresh and vibrant with a sense of classicism towards the finish. Excellent. Tasted at the Cantenac Brown vertical at the château.
The 2014 Cantenac Brown has a well-defined bouquet with blackberry, cedar, crushed violet and cold stone aromas. I love the detail and focus here. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannin, supple and almost velvety in texture, the acidity well judged with a rounded, lightly spiced finish that feels so tender, yet does not shortchange you on persistence. This is one of the best Cantenac-Brown wines that I have encountered in recent years. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
About the producer
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.