Chateau Cantenac Brown 3eme Cru Classe, Margaux 2016

Name: 2016 Chateau Cantenac Brown 3eme Cru Classe, Margaux
Brand: Château Cantenac Brown
SKU: 100767720161200750-IB
Price: 1068.0 USD
Availability: InStock

3eme Cru Classe

Château Cantenac Brown

95Neal Martin

94James Suckling

94Jane Anson

+3 more

$1,068.00

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Bonded provenance

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Drinking window

2027 · opens 2033–2041 · peak 2050

now +24 yrs

Ready - youthful · best from 2033 · will keep to 2050.

Tasting notes

Neal Martin · Vinous · 95

The 2016 Cantenac Brown seems to have grown aromatically since I last tasted it a few months ago. More complex than I remember, this offers a cornucopia of scents: blackberry, briary, cedar and a lovely mintiness that recalls Palmer. The palate is silky smooth with great depth and delineation, satin-like, multi-layered, precocious black fruit laced with black pepper, tea leaves and cloves, all fanning out gloriously towards the finish. Bon vin! Tasted at the Cantenac Brown vertical at the château.

James Suckling · James Suckling · 94

This has a very delicious and attractive nose offering ample dark berries and plums with cocoa and freshly cut bracken. The palate has a smooth, fan-like array of fine but sturdy tannins that carry very fresh and upbeat into the finish. Try from 2023.

Jane Anson · Decanter · 94

This is an elegant and beautifully balanced wine with plush damson aromatics and a punch of fruit that is totally captivating. The soft but extensive tannins of 2016 are fully on display, lush and well-worked. There is some charcoal and liquorice sitting underneath, with the wet stone minerality that always elevates a wine up to the next level. Very good. Drinking Window 2027 - 2050.

Panos Kakaviatos · Decanter · 94

There is a good chance that this wine has closed down, but aromas nonetheless include subtle notes of violet, black cherry and cassis, presaging a palate of tannic finesse with density. The long finish has tonicity and lift. A few more years patience in the cellar will reward you.

Jeb Dunnuck · Jeb Dunnuck · 93+

A solid step up and a brilliant Margaux, the 2016 Cantenac Brown checks in as 68% Cabernet Sauvignon and 32% Merlot raised in 60% new French oak. Black cherries, currants, smoke tobacco, graphite, and hints of earth all emerge from this beautifully layered, medium-bodied, and concentrated 2016 that shines for its purity and precision, while still offering beautiful depth of fruit. Give it 3-4 years and enjoy this fabulous effort over the following 2-3 decades.

Antonio Galloni · Vinous · 91

The 2016 Cantenac Brown is a super-concentrated, potent Margaux. Raspberry jam, mocha, licorice, plum, new oak and spice are all lavishly rendered. Broad and sweeping on the palate, with tremendous richness and resonance, Cantenac Brown is one of the bigger, more overt Margauxs of the vintage. Readers should expect a big, ripe wine. In several tastings, the 2016 has come across as a bit over the top, at least for my personal taste. Technical Director Jose Sanfins gave the 2016 16 months in oak, 60% new.

Catalog details

Appellation3eme Cru Classe

RegionBordeaux

Vintage2016

ColorRed

Top Score95 · Neal Martin

Format750 ml

SourceMerchant

StorageBonded warehouse