2016 Chateau Cantemerle - 5eme Cru Haut-Medoc

Decanter.com – 92 pts – AH: *This beautiful château is one of the first major properties encountered heading north on the Route des Châteaux. Situated in a woodland setting, this 94-hectare estate is situated on sand and gravel soils, and produces fresh, early-drinking and great value wines. Medium-bodied with some graphite, mineral notes adding to the ripe blackberry fruit. 12 months ageing in oak, 40% new.* - 12/2021

Falstaff Magazin - 93pts - PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, dezente Randaufhellung, etwas verhalten, dunkle Beerenfrucht, reife Pflaumen, Brombeeren, zart nach Lakritze. Gute Komplexität, saftig, schwarze Frucht, integrierte Tannine, zarter Nougat, straff und anhaltend, gute Länge, verfügt über Entwicklungspotenzial.* - 05/2017

Vinum Magazin – 16,5/20pts: * Von angenehm herber und gerade darum erfrischender, saftiger, knackiger Art, spürbare Säure, gute Länge; [...].* - 05/2019

Weinwisser - 17+/20pts - GL: *Tiefes Granat mit aufhellendem Rand. Verführerische Himbeernase, dahinter feinblättrige Noten und heller Tabak. Sehr eleganter Gaumen mit feinsandigem Extrakt, im aromatischen Finale mit Himbeerkernen endend. Kann zulegen.*

JamesSuckling.com - (94-95)pts - JS: *Dense and chewy already with plenty of ripe tannins and bright fruit. Vivid acidity. Full body, a firm and silky texture and a flavorful finish. Lots going on. Excellent follow-up to the great 2015!* - 04/2017

Vinous.com - (89-92)pts - AG: *The 2016 Cantemerle comes across as raw and not fully put together. Even so, the wine possesses superb richness, volume and depth. Iron, smoke, raspberry jam and succulent cherry notes are all pushed forward. Plush and racy, with striking depth, this succulent, expressive Haut-Médoc is built for pleasure. Tasted two times.* - 04/2017
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Vinous.com - 92 pts - AG: *The 2016 Cantemerle has developed beautifully with élevage. Pliant, silky and exceptionally balanced, the 2016 has the pedigree and complexity to allow for a number of years of very fine drinking. Moreover, the 2016 delivers serious flavor intensity without being at all heavy. Smoke, iron and cedar add character to a Haut-Médoc that has a lot to offer.* Januar 2019

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - (90-92)pts - NM: *The 2016 Cantemerle has a tightly wound bouquet and it never quite delivers the detail and mineralité that some of its peers have produced in this vintage. There are attractive undergrowth scents and a touch of tobacco, but it does not leap from the glass with joy. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, good depth of fruit, blackberry laced with cedar and graphite. One sample was missed a little precision, however, a second and third demonstrated much more precision and tension. My score reflects this.* - 04/2017