The Château Cantin of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Bordeaux

Château Cantin
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This estate is part of the Grands Chais de France (Groupe GCF).
It is ranked in the top 160 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Cantin is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Cantin wines

Looking for the best Château Cantin wines in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Cantin 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 Cantin wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Cantin

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Cantin

How Château Cantin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of harira de mamie (moroccan soup), osso bucco of lamb or duckling with bigarrade.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Cantin

On the nose the red wine of Château Cantin. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, earthy or blackberry. In the mouth the red wine of Château Cantin. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Cantin

  • 1997With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

Higher tier of Saint-Émilion on Bordeaux's right bank: velvety, complex reds dominated by Merlot (round, silky foundation with aromas of ripe plum, blackcurrant, violet, leather, chocolate and smoke) with spicy Cabernet Franc and structuring Cabernet Sauvignon. Fine tannins, balanced acidity, ages 3 to 30 years. Notes evolving toward tobacco, leather and chocolate at maturity. AOC stricter than Saint-Émilion (yields, minimum 12-month ageing, mandatory tasting panel).

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.

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