2005 Cantemerle Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 1.5L
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REVIEWS

JS 93 JA 93 JL 90 WS 90
JS 93

jamessuckling.com, June 2013

Wow. This really shows wonderful depth and complexity on the nose with blueberries, fresh flowers and hints of stones. It’s full-bodied, with ultra-refined tannins and a long, long finish. Gets better and better with age:...
JA 93

janeanson.com, March 2025

This 2005 is really coming into its own, with soft, welcoming rose bud, chalk, bilberry, cocoa bean and tobacco. The tannins remain well structured, and you can see the muscles that kept this pretty closed for the first...
JL 90

TheWineCellarInsider.com, August 2011

With a delicate aroma of flowers, black raspberries, spice and earth, this medium bodied wine is pure elegance. Soft, refined and not for tasters that seek out ripe, powerful wines. This is my favorite vintage of...
WS 90

Wine Spectator, March 2008

Shows blackberry and plum skin aromas with hints of vanilla. Medium- to full-bodied with soft velvety tannins and a pretty fruity aftertaste. An elegant balanced style. Lingers on the palate. Best after 2012. 33330 cases...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Vintage 2005
Size 1.5L
Percent alcohol 13%

The unique soil and microclimate are reflected in the wine's personality. Cantemerle has a brilliant color, a powerful bouquet, and a soft, lively flavor. It is rare to find such refined fruitiness. This great wine can be enjoyed young, when it is charming, fruity, and marked by a vanilla taste which comes from well-integrated oak. This makes Cantemerle an ideal choice for the modern wine drinker who likes fresh tannins.

However, it can also age extremely well. Fine, old vintages have impeccable class, with incomparable flavors of sheer elegance. Cantemerle therefore belongs to that rare category of the world's wines which can not only age, but also improve over several decades.