2022 Chateau Cantemerle - 5eme Cru Haut-Medoc

Decanter.com – 94 pts – GH: *Clean and clear, immediately quite sleek and focused on the palate. Ripe and round but maintains direction from start to finish with succulence and supple fruit. Very lovely and very drinkable, clean and clear with balance and harmony. Dark fruit, cool freshness, mouthwatering acidity, slight graphite and flint touches and really well worked tannins. Impressive. Will be very enjoyable and easy to drink. Harvest 12-27 September. Ageing 12 months in French oak, 40% new, 40% one year old 20% two years old. 5% Petit Verdot completes the blend.* - 04/2023

Falstaff Magazin – 92 pts – PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Reife schwarze Waldbeeren, etwas Cassis, Orangenzesten, dezente Gewürznuancen. Straff, saftig und frisch, elegante Struktur, rotbeerig im Abgang, mineralisch, gute Länge, verfügt über Reifepotenzial.* - 01/2023

Vinum Magazin – 17/20 pts: *Verführerische Aromatik; saftiger Ansatz, fruchtige Entwicklung über knackigem Tannin, langer, fruchtiger Ausklang, mit Präzision gemacht; der beste Cantemerle der letzten vier Jahrzehnte!* - 04/2023

WeinWisser – 17,5+/20pts – GL, TW: *Delikates Bouquet, frisch gepflückte rote Johannisbeere, betörendes Veilchenparfüm und Preiselbeersaft. Am geradlinigen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, stützender Rasse, engmaschigem Tanningerüst, körnigem Extrakt und mittlerem Körper. Im gebündelten aromatischen Finale edle Cassiswürze, Heidelbeerdrops und Estragon. Top-Wert aus dem Haut-Médoc, der noch zulegen kann.* – 04/2023

JancisRobinson.com – 16,5+/20pts – JL: *70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot. Cask sample. Fragrant and floral. Fresh with a filigree finesse of tannin. Appetising fruit. Clean and long. Gentle hand on the tiller but deceptively structured all the same. Harmonious. Should be GV.* - 04/2023

Thewinecellarinsider.com – (92-94) pts – JL: *Currants, black cherries, flowers, mocha, and spearmint aromas open the wine. On the palate, the wine is supple, refined, elegant and creamy,. The fruits are soft, sweet, and fresh, leaving you with supple-textured, sweet cherries and spicy freshness in the finish. Drink from 2026-2045.* - 05/2023