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Chateau Cantenac Brown2009

RED WINE

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December 2025
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Chateau Cantenac Brown label
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  • Producer Chateau Cantenac Brown
  • Blend 65% Cabernet Sauvignon
    35% Merlot
  • Country France
  • Region Bordeaux
  • Appellation Margaux
  • UPC 0 15643 24994 5

Reviews

James Suckling 93

Wonderful aromas of crushed raspberries, flowers, and hints of vanilla bean. Full body, with silky tannins and a juicy finish. Fresh and minerally.

by JS, James Suckling , 2012

Wine Advocate 90

Tasted twice in Bordeaux, I must say that whatever was shown to me in cask certainly did not appear to be performing as well from bottle. It could be just that the wine has closed down, but I had thought this was an extraordinary wine and one of the big time sleepers of the vintage. The tannins have taken hold, and although the wine is still outstanding, any hopes of achieving a mid-90 point score, as I had hoped, seem highly questionable.

by RP, Wine Advocate , 2012

Wine Spectator 92

This is perfumy and very pure, with lovely lilac and blackberry aromas followed by plum, cassis and black cherry fruit. The supple finish is caressed with toast that leaves a lingering, perfumy feel.

by JM, Wine Spectator , 2012

Technical Details

Vineyard

The budburst is fast and spreads over the first two weeks of April.
The flowering of Merlots and Cabernets Sauvignons is rapidly taking place in late May with some very good weather conditions.
The << Veraison >> starts on July 24th for the Merlots and July 31st for the Cabernets.
The months of August, September and October are truly exceptional. The temperatures differences during days and nights are often important with cool nights and hot days, perfect for a good maturity. The summer’s climate remains until early October, then the temperatures drop quickly with morning frost on October 16th and 18th.

Harvest

The harvest starts by picking the young plants of Merlots on September 23rd, with the Cantenac Brown’s team. The old parcels of Merlots are harvested on September, 28th and 29th to finish on October, 3rd. The Cabernets Francs wait until October, 7th.
The weather is on our side throughout the picking season, which allows us to apprehend the harvest serenely. The Cabernets Sauvignons are beautiful. After picking the young plants and the first parcels between October, 8th and 10th, we harvest the old Cabernets from October, 12th to 15th. The grapes selected on the second sorting table after the destemmer are particularly promising. They are beautifully matured with intense red berries flavours. On the last day, temperatures fall to 5°C in the morning and 17°C in the afternoon : Fantastic! The colours will release even better !
The timing is perfect : The brutal drop in temperatures occurs the day after the end of the harvest.

Wine

From the first pumping over on, our feeling is confirmed : the colours would be unbelievably deep, berries flavours are all around the cellar.
We deeply enjoy each single step of the 2009 vintage, from the choice of which parcel to harvest to each single decision for the plots vinification.
The creation of the ideal blend of Château Cantenac Brown and BriO, our second label, is a real pleasure.
All the difficulty will have been to create a “Bordeaux”. Indeed degrees are high but fortunately this vintage has also lots of freshness.
Tannins are intense and the lots will create round and fine wines, very balanced.
Mother Nature gave us everything : 2009 vintage is definitely exceptional, it is a great Bordeaux.