Chateau Cantemerle2000
RED WINE
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Producer
Chateau Cantemerle
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Blend
55% Cabernet Sauvignon
35% Merlot
10% Petit Verdot
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Country
France
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Region
Bordeaux
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Appellation
Haut-Medoc
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UPC
3 46817 37410 2
Reviews
Wine Spectator 91
Opulent red. Intense aromas of currants, cigar tobacco and berries. Full-bodied, with a solid core of silky tannins and a long finish. Well-made. Best after 2008. 42,000 cases made.
by JS, Wine Spectator , 2003
Technical Details
Harvest
Pruning: Medoc double Guyot.
Deleafing: face to face after flowering (berry set).
Grape thinning is done when the grapes are filling out.
Green harvest occurs after changing of color (veraison).
Handpicked harvest with selective sorting in the vineyard.
Tasting notes
A very great vintage for the Medoc which produced classic, delicious wines that are ready to drink now. This Cantemerle entices with aromas of licorice and dried fruit, roses and wood, with similar flavors in the mouth. The texture is etherial and soft, with nothing to disturb the palate. Distinctive and with great finesse, this wine has charm to spare; in magnum it’s even more of a sure thing. This is everything a great Medoc should be.
Vineyard
Area: 87 ha under production.
Soil: Silica and gravel soils of the quaternary era.
Plantation: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon - 40% Merlot - 5% Petit Verdot - 5% Cabernet Franc.
Vine density : 9600 plants per hectare.
Vinification
Harvest: Total destemming. The grapes are hand-sorted before crushing.
Fermentation: 6-8 days at 26 -28°C.
Maceration: 28 -30 days.
Ageing: 12 months in french oak barrels(medium toast) which 50% are new An ultra light fining is done but no filtration occurs prior to bottling