Château Cantemerle

A bright wine; with style and grace; this stylish Bordeaux offers pleasing red fruit flavors with emphasis on elegance; a tasty effort provides a good backdrop with lamb dishes.

91 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The broad, fleshy styled, '09 Ch Cantemerle delivers toasty spice and tobacco notes with dark cocoa, crushed plum and mulled blackberry fruit; alluring dark fruit; velvety feel.

87-89 STEPHEN TANZER. The '07 Ch Cantemerle is lush and sweet, with black cherry and bitter chocolate flavors enlivened by a peppery element; finishes with good ripe tannins.

88 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '01 Ch Cantemerle has blackberry, cherry and spice aromas and flavors; medium-bodied, with firm, silky tannins and a slightly austere finish; needs some bottle age.

91 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '00 Ch Cantemerle is opulent; intense aromas of currants, cigar tobacco and berries; full-bodied, with a solid core of silky tannins and a long finish.