2010 Cantenac Brown (750ml) (FUTURE ARRIVAL)

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WINE IS DUE TO ARRIVE IN 2013

Vintage: 2010
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Chateau Cantenac Brown
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Appellation: Margaux
Producer: Chateau Cantenac Brown
Varietal: Red Bordeaux Blend
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Medoc

Tasting note: One of the finest Cantenac Browns made in the last half century, the 2010 may be even more impressive than the 2009. Sweet, fat notes of blackberries, forest floor and earth emerge from this inky/purple-colored beauty. The tannins are slightly more serious and elevated than in the 2009, but the big, bold, full-bodied 2010 represents a remarkable turn around for this estate, which has now produced three straight top-flight vintages. It should drink well for 25-35 years. (92-94pts. Robert Parker)

Tasted: May 2011
Score: 92-94
Drink: 2013-46

Tasting note: (66% cabernet sauvignon and 34% merlot) Inky-purple. Initially reserved nose opens with air to reveal pure, vibrant scents of crushed black cherry, violet and minerals. Juicy and tight in the mouth, with penetrating flavors of black cherry, cassis, smoke and coffee and showing very good balance. A dense but weightless wine with wonderful energy and terrific lift. Finishes intensely minerally and long, with broad, mounting tannins that dust the palate. Cantenac Brown has been on a roll of late. (91-94pts. IA, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar)

Tasted: May 2011
Score: 91-94
Drink: N/A

Tasting note: Very focused, with a taut beam of red currant and crushed damson plum fruit, backed by very fine-grained, supple tannins. A twinge of iron weaves through the increasingly fleshy finish. This has power, but also lots of finesse. (91-94pts. JM, Wine Spectator)

Tasted: Mar. 2011
Score: 91-94
Drink: N/A

Tasting note: Splendid nose of black fruit with delicate oak overtones. Typically Margaux on entry: bursting with fruit and boasting an elegant tactile feel on the palate. With lift and plenty of taste on the mid-palate then long, compelling and laced with well-coated and elegant tannins. A refined, long and overall glamorous wine. (90-91pts. Jean-Marc Quarin)

Tasted: 2011
Score: 90-91
Drink: N/A