Château Cantemerle 2016

Characteristics and tasting advice for Château Cantemerle 2016

Tasting

Nose
Fruity aromas mixed with subtle notes of tobacco.

Palate
The wine is medium-bodied, with very supple tannins and deep fruity flavours combined with delicious hints of blackberries, cedar and graphite. A precise vintage with beautiful tension.

A Haut-Médoc wine with very supple tannins

The property

With origins dating back to 1147, the Château Cantemerle is one of the very old properties of the Haut-Médoc. Managed by the Cordier family, Château Cantemerle will seduce enthusiasts with the style of its wines, playing the register of harmony and elegance thanks to a subtly aromatic palette and a tannic structure full of finesse.

The vineyard

This Château Cantemerle 2016 is a Haut-Médoc wine from a 91-hectare vineyard. The vines, averaging 30 years old, are planted on a terroir of gravel and quaternary siliceous.

The vintage

During the first six months of the year, it rained as much as over an entire classic year. Thanks to a window of good weather at the beginning of June, flowering was able to take place ideally. Summer then set in and brought with it heat and incredible drought. Finally, thanks to a rainy episode in mid-September and an Indian summer with high thermal amplitudes, the vine was able to restart and perfect the ripening of its berries until the harvest, which took place calmly from September 22 to October 17.

Vinification and ageing

The wine is aged for 16 months, including 12 in barrels (40% in new barrels, 40% in one wine and 20% in two wines) and 4 in vats after the final blend.

Blend

Cabernet sauvignon (52%)
Merlot (39%)
Cabernet franc (5%)
Petit verdot.(4%).