The Château Cantemerle of Haut-Médoc of Bordeaux

Château Cantemerle
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 24 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Haut-Médoc in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Cantemerle is one of the world's great estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Haut-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Located on the famous Haut-Medoc terroir in France, the Cantemerle Chateau offers oenologists and wine enthusiasts a unique experience since its inception in the 16th century. Overlooking the Gironde River, the Chateau is a gem of Bordeaux viticulture. The Haut-Medoc terroir, home to the Cantemerle Chateau, is renowned for its unparalleled quality. The clay-limestone soils are the origin of the fine and elegant wines produced on this magnificent property. Ample sunshine, moderate soil acidity, and oceanic influence create a Mediterranean climate that is well-suited to winemaking. The Cantemerle Chateau vineyard comprises 23 hectares planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Petit Verdot. The grapes receive meticulous care and are hand-picked to preserve their integrity and aromatic flavors. Production is a combination of traditional and modern varieties, with selected elaboration processes to maximize the fruity and spicy notes of the bottles. The Cantemerle Chateau is recognized as one of the nine Grand Maisons of Haut-Medoc, responsible for producing exceptional crus known worldwide. It is featured in numerous reputable restaurants and is famous for its complexity, length on the palate, and magnificent tannins. Wine enthusiasts, professionals, and experts can access exceptional vintages of all kinds, brought together in one place and at one address. The Cantemerle Chateau offers guests and visitors guided tours so that they can discover the terroir, plots, cellars, and fieldwork that support the quality of the crus. The property also offers wine tastings, workshops, and various events throughout the year.

Top Château Cantemerle wines

Looking for the best Château Cantemerle wines in Haut-Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Cantemerle wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Cantemerle wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Cantemerle

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Cantemerle

How Château Cantemerle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast monkfish with bacon, leg of lamb with garlic and rosemary or oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Cantemerle

On the nose the red wine of Château Cantemerle. often reveals types of flavors of iron, cream or cherry and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or citrus. In the mouth the red wine of Château Cantemerle. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Cantemerle

  • 1992With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1989With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1986With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Cantemerle.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Haut-Médoc

The wine region of Haut-Médoc is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lestage Simon or the Château La Lagune produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Haut-Médoc are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Haut-Médoc often reveals types of flavors of leather, sour cherry or almonds and sometimes also flavors of chalk, hay or orange.

In the mouth of Haut-Médoc is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 512 estates and châteaux in the of Haut-Médoc, producing 836 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Haut-Médoc go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

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