The Clos Cantenac is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Clos Cantenac wines in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Clos Cantenac 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 Clos Cantenac wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Clos Cantenac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, merguez with lentils or potjevleesch.
On the nose the pink wine of Clos Cantenac. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, raspberry or lemon and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit.
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).
How Clos Cantenac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of couscous without couscous maker, caramelized lamb mice or wild boar ragout with kriek.
On the nose the red wine of Clos Cantenac. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, cassis or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Clos Cantenac. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.
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Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
