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2015 Cantemerle, Haut-Médoc (Pre-Arrival)

SKU #1251738 95 points James Suckling

Outer quote mark Impressive richness and clarity of red and dark berries. Lightly spiced-pastry aromas, too. The palate has a very crisp, polished and groomed tannin texture, as well as super fresh flavors that carry long. Great wine. Try from 2022. Inner quote mark (2/2018)

92-94 points Wine Enthusiast

Outer quote mark With structured tannins and red berry notes, this is already showing an elegant structure. It is the fruit that sings here, gently supported by the fine, dusty tannins. (RV) Inner quote mark (4/2016)

91 points Decanter

Outer quote mark Deep and bright with a good attack of brambles, gooseberry and raspberry. It just doesn't quite deliver the suave tannins that you look for in such a brilliant vintage, although the relatively high 6% of Petit Verdot alongside the classic Cabernets and Merlot blend often gives a slight rusticity to them in the early years. One of the few wines in the Margaux region where I prefer the 2016, but this is still a lovely wine. Eric Boissenot consults. (JA) Inner quote mark (11/2017)

91 points Jeb Dunnuck

Outer quote mark Based on 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, the inky colored 2015 Château Cantemerle offers a terrific bouquet of black currants, smoked herbs, earth, and hints of charcoal. Ripe, concentrated, rounded, and undeniably delicious, with ripe tannin, it's a terrific vintage for Cantemerle to drink anytime over the coming 10-15 years. Inner quote mark (11/2017)

90 points Vinous

Outer quote mark One of the sleepers of the vintage, the 2015 Cantemerle is even better from bottle than it was from barrel. Dark cherry, plum, licorice, new leather and tobacco all flesh out in this inviting, resonant Haut-Médoc. A wine with gorgeous presence and no hard edges, Cantemerle captures all the sheer early appeal of the vintage. Cantemerle is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, with dollops of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. (AG) Inner quote mark (2/2018)

90 points Wine Spectator

Outer quote mark Fresh, featuring ripe plum and cassis notes gilded with a floral hint and backed by subtle cedar, tobacco and iron notes. Textbook typicity. A rock-solid value. (JM) Inner quote mark (3/2018)

Wine Advocate

Outer quote mark The medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2015 Cantemerle has a nose of warm plums, blackberries and red currants with a waft of fragrant earth. Medium-bodied with nice vibrancy and freshness, it offers approachable tannins with a lift to the finish. (LPB) Inner quote mark (2/2018)

K&L Notes

Neal Martin in Vinous writes: "The 2015 Cantemerle offers an attractive blackberry, raspberry and blueberry nose, forward and more fruit-driven than its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, fine acidity and gentle grip, but comes across a little pushed toward the judiciously spiced finish. Give it another couple of years in bottle." (07/2019)

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By: Jacques Moreira | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 6/25/2018 | Send Email

Incredibly elegant wine that delivers tremendous quality. Very precise and classic, with notes of pencil shavings and fresh tobacco. The fruit profile showing dark berries, plums and cassis, although still a bit primary, is rich and yet restrained. Perfectly ripened tannins and balanced acidity. This wine deserves time in the cellars. A sleeper of the vintage, and a very good choice to buy by the case.

By: Clyde Beffa Jr. | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 4/18/2018 | Send Email

This could be for me the greatest value wine of the vintage. (Under $35). IT is so sweet and lush on the palate, but it also has tremendous depth and structure. Blackberry aromas and flavors-silky texture. Long and lingering on the palate-tasted three times and it was great each time. As good as the 2010 was, this may be a touch better-more polished. We sold over 8000 bottles of the 2010 ($37-$47)-we will sell that much of this beauty. A must buy.

Drink from 2020 to 2035

By: Philip Bohorfoush | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 5/5/2016 | Send Email

Deep robe. Black currant, violet, cassis, earth, and mineral on the nose. Seamless and plush on the palate with excellent density of fruit. Finishes full, long, and elegant. Impressive.

Top Value!

By: Alex Pross | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 5/5/2016 | Send Email

Every year one of the wines I look most forward to tasting is Cantemerle. Always affordable and a perennial overachiever given its price this is a wine I always anxiously await to taste. The 2015 Cantemerle does not disappoint, this is a stunning value and loaded with pretty berry fruit and spice with hints of earth and mineral notes. Silky tannins and a long finish make this a worthy rival of both the 2009 & 2010 vintages.

Top Value! Drink from 2018 to 2048

By: Ralph Sands | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 5/4/2016 | Send Email

Our entire team loved this wine and a 13% increase in price is very reasonable number for what might be Bordeaux greatest value. Great nose and taste of effusive black fruits with hints of earth, chocolate and wood all beautifully balanced! Loved it!

By: Trey Beffa | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 5/4/2016 | Send Email

I tasted this wine on 3 separate occasions during our week in Bordeaux and loved it every time. Aromatic and wonderfully fresh, crisp fruit that is nearly silky in the mouth; Tannins are ripe and sweet with a long lingering finish. This is a wine to buy for sure!

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By: David Driscoll | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 5/4/2016 | Send Email

Just a gorgeous wine both on the nose and on the palate. There's a ruby red core of sweet fruit and secondary flavors of rose petals and mineral notes that add complexity to that ripeness. A stunner and another notch in the ever-lengthening belt of Cantemerle's successes. Sure to be the staff favorite once the wine arrives two years from now. Make sure you get in early.

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Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends

- Cabernet Sauvignon has come a long way from its role as a blending varietal, however dominant, in the wines of Bordeaux. Today it is the most planted red varietal in the world. Identified as a descendent of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc, the late-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon needs to be planted in warmer climates to fully ripen. Its small berries can easily be identified for their distinctive blue color, thick skins and high tannins. And while the varietal has its own definitive characteristics: green pepper-like aromas and black currant flavors among them, it is perhaps most prized for its ability to convey terroir, vintage and winemaking. A relatively new varietal, Cabernet Sauvignon started making inroads into the wines of the Médoc and Graves in the late-18th century. Today it is also dominant in the up-and-coming Entre-Deux-Mers region of Bordeaux and can also be found in Southwest France. It is the companion varietal to Sangiovese in Italy's Super Tuscans and is planted all over Europe, stretching to lesser-known winegrowing regions like Russia and Lebanon. In the Americas Cabernet Sauvignon has found champions in every nook and cranny of California and among winemakers in Washington, where it complements plantings of Merlot. In South America, Cab thrives in Chile, but can also be found in smaller amounts in Argentina and even in Mexico.

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France

- When it comes to wine, France stands alone. No other country can beat it in terms of quality and diversity. And while many of its Region, Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne most obviously, produce wine as rare, as sought-after and nearly as expensive as gold, there are just as many obscurities and values to be had from little known appellations throughout the country. To learn everything there is to know about French wine would take a lifetime. To understand and appreciate French wine, one only has to begin tasting them.

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