Château Cantenac-Brown - Margaux 2020 (750ml)
Price: $67.00
| Producer | Château Cantenac-Brown |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Margaux |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 1005787 |
| Size | 750ml |
Vinous: 97 Points
The 2020 Cantenac Brown is a knock-out. A Margaux of towering intensity the 2020 is dense and vertical at the same time. It?s a combination that works so well. Dark cherry plum chocolate new leather licorice and cloves all saturate the palate. There's real depth and concentration here from the summer heat and small size of the berries but at the same time the 2020 has more freshness and energy than some recent years. There have been quite a few changes here in recent years starting with a new parcel on the Margaux plateau that entered the blend in 2019 and move towards lower toast levels in the barrels. Cantenac Brown remains a potent opulent Margaux but 2020 has a measure of classicism as well. Superb. - By Antonio Galloni on December 2022
Jeb Dunnuck: 96 Points
The 2020 Château Cantenac Brown showed beautifully and is a serious concentrated powerful Margaux that's going to need bottle age. Ripe blackcurrants toasty oak ripe tobacco and dried flower notes all define the aromatics and it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness a layered balanced mouthfeel beautiful tannins and a great finish. It shows the more focused slightly understated style of the vintage yet everything is in the right place it has terrific purity and it?s just a brilliant Margaux. I followed this bottle for multiple days and it never put a foot wrong. It will hit its prime drinking window in 7-8 years and evolve for two decades.
jaJames Suckling: 95 Points
Plenty of blackberry spice iron and crushed lead pencil aromas follow through to a full body with chewy velvety tannins and a rather cool side to it. Crushed stone and slate undertones. Try after 2026.
Wine Spectator: 94 Points
Ripe rounded and suave in feel with alluring waves of cassis and dark cherry reduction laced with sandalwood black tea and violet notes. Broad velvety and perfumed through the finish with a subtle sanguine hint echoing late. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2028 through 2038. 10416 cases made.
The Wine Independent: 94 Points
The 2020 Cantenac Brown is deep garnet-purple in color. It flows easily from the glass with
Decanter: 94 Points
Juicy succulent and supple this has lovely bright energy and impact straight away. Tannins are on the chalky mineral side mouthcoating but with a salty tang so they don't appear too ripe heavy or rustic but give width and structure. Feels quite powerful with an underlying concentration and a tight clove and cedar tang to the tannins. Energetic definitely more bright and pulsing right now. Purity of fruit is there as is the acidity.
Jane Anson: 94 Points
Consistently impressive Margaux estate not the most exuberant of wines in this vintage with a serious tannic structure that hides understated power. There is a lot to enjoy here and a ton of ageing potential with cassis and bilberry fruits bitter chocolate fennel and spiced sandalwood softened by crushed roses and peony as it opens. Good quality needs time. 60% new oak. New owner Tristan le Lous as of 2019 and this wine also includes the new 9.5ha vines of vines from Château Charmant and la Galiane (bought in July 2020) harvest September 10 to 30 José Sanfins director.
Wine Advocate: 94+ Points
A fine follow-up to the excellent 2019 the 2020 Cantenac Brown incorporates newly acquired holdings of Cabernet Sauvignon from the plateau of Margaux. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of cherries cassis burning embers and pencil shavings it's medium to full-bodied layered and concentrated with good depth at the core supple tannins and terrific purity of fruit. Concluding with a long penetrating finish it underlines the fact that this is the appellation's fastest-improving estate.
