Château CantemerleHaut-Médoc (Grand Cru Classé)
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Haut-Médoc (Grand Cru Classé) of the Château Cantemerle is in the top 30 of wines of Haut-Médoc.
Taste structure of the Haut-Médoc (Grand Cru Classé) from the Château Cantemerle
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Haut-Médoc (Grand Cru Classé) of Château Cantemerle in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Haut-Médoc (Grand Cru Classé) of Château Cantemerle in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of iron, cream or cherry and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or citrus.
Food and wine pairings with Haut-Médoc (Grand Cru Classé)
Pairings that work perfectly with Haut-Médoc (Grand Cru Classé)
Original food and wine pairings with Haut-Médoc (Grand Cru Classé)
The Haut-Médoc (Grand Cru Classé) of Château Cantemerle matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baeckeoffe, semolina-merguez salad or duck breast with honey, potato and onion with garlic.
Details and technical informations about Château Cantemerle's Haut-Médoc (Grand Cru Classé).
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Haut-Médoc (Grand Cru Classé) from Château Cantemerle are 2000, 1992, 1989, 1986 and 2003.
Informations about the Château Cantemerle
The Château Cantemerle is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Haut-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The wine region of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.
The word of the wine: Bright
Said of a wine whose acidity is the dominant characteristic, making it fresh and nervous.
