Château Cantenac-Brown 2023
Margaux 3ème Grand Cru Classé
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£195.00
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
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Critic scores
95 RP, 93 NM, 96 AG, 95 JS, 94 JA
Critic reviews
"The 2023 Cantenac Brown represents a fine vintage to inaugurate the estate's new winery, offering up aromas of sweet cassis, violets and charcoal, framed by new oak. Medium- to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with a layered core of fruit framed by rich, sweet tannins, this is a rather muscular but nicely balanced wine built to age with grace. In addition to the estate's new winery, equipped with more vats to permit parcel-by-parcel vinification, the 2023 also benefits from the inclusion of several parcels of old-vine Cabernet Sauvignon on the plateau of Margaux that were acquired a few years ago."
William Kelley, April 2026, RobertParker.com
"The 2023 Cantenac Brown, clean, quite refined bouquet with blackberry, cedar and subtle violet scents, the oak neatly integrated and lending the aromatics focus. The palate is medium-bodied with silky smooth tannins, fine acidity, good tension and energy leading to a poised finish and a long aftertaste. Very promising and very sophisticated, this will give a couple of decades' drinking pleasure, possibly more."
Neal Martin, February 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2023 Cantenac Brown opens with gorgeous, captivating aromatics. Crushed flowers, dark red-toned fruit, blood orange, cinnamon and dried autumn leaves are some of the notes that grace this elegant, super-refined Grand Vin. This is the first vintage made in the new cellar, a facility equipped with twice as many tanks as the old winery, in different sizes that allow for smaller picks. The 2023 is a beautiful wine done in a new style for the château, one that showcases an added touch of finesse. Give this a few years to come into its own. Today, Cabernet tannins are a touch imposing."
Antonio Galloni, March 2026, Vinous.com
"A dense wine, showing good concentration, structure and balance. Medium- to full-bodied, with tight but precise tannins and plenty of fresh dark berries. A touch of graphite, tobacco ash and dark chocolate too. Very well done. 71.5% cabernet sauvignon, 1.5% cabernet franc and 27% merlot. Drinkable now but better from 2027."
James Suckling, January 2026, JamesSuckling.com
"This will age brilliantly but already has a ton of depth and concentration, creamy blue and black fruits, spice, mint, flowers and just a ton of pleasure. As I said En Primeur, this is an excellent example of a 94 point 'buy' signal. José Sanfins director, Tristan Le Lous owner. First year in the new 100% gravity-fed cellar."
Jane Anson, March 2026, JaneAnson.com
William Kelley, April 2026, RobertParker.com
"The 2023 Cantenac Brown, clean, quite refined bouquet with blackberry, cedar and subtle violet scents, the oak neatly integrated and lending the aromatics focus. The palate is medium-bodied with silky smooth tannins, fine acidity, good tension and energy leading to a poised finish and a long aftertaste. Very promising and very sophisticated, this will give a couple of decades' drinking pleasure, possibly more."
Neal Martin, February 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2023 Cantenac Brown opens with gorgeous, captivating aromatics. Crushed flowers, dark red-toned fruit, blood orange, cinnamon and dried autumn leaves are some of the notes that grace this elegant, super-refined Grand Vin. This is the first vintage made in the new cellar, a facility equipped with twice as many tanks as the old winery, in different sizes that allow for smaller picks. The 2023 is a beautiful wine done in a new style for the château, one that showcases an added touch of finesse. Give this a few years to come into its own. Today, Cabernet tannins are a touch imposing."
Antonio Galloni, March 2026, Vinous.com
"A dense wine, showing good concentration, structure and balance. Medium- to full-bodied, with tight but precise tannins and plenty of fresh dark berries. A touch of graphite, tobacco ash and dark chocolate too. Very well done. 71.5% cabernet sauvignon, 1.5% cabernet franc and 27% merlot. Drinkable now but better from 2027."
James Suckling, January 2026, JamesSuckling.com
"This will age brilliantly but already has a ton of depth and concentration, creamy blue and black fruits, spice, mint, flowers and just a ton of pleasure. As I said En Primeur, this is an excellent example of a 94 point 'buy' signal. José Sanfins director, Tristan Le Lous owner. First year in the new 100% gravity-fed cellar."
Jane Anson, March 2026, JaneAnson.com