Château Cantenac-Brown 2014
Margaux 3ème Grand Cru Classé
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£521.87
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: 13.5% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2014 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2030 |
| Grapes: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot | |
Critic scores
92 RP, 91 NM, 92 AG, 93 JS, 94 JA
Critic reviews
"The 2014 Cantenac Brown has a backward nose at first, a mixture of red and black fruit, cedar and tobacco, an attractive pastille-like scent emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with a little more extraction than its peers. It feels fleshy and pure, notes of raspberry coulis, confit fruit, orange rind and tobacco towards the well-structured, delicately spiced finish. It makes you want to come back for another sip—always a good sign! A bottle tasted six months later in February 2017 demonstrated a little more cohesion and finesse, suggesting that this Margaux will meliorate with bottle age. One to watch out for."
Neal Martin, March 2017, RobertParker.com
"The 2014 Cantenac Brown has a light bouquet with brown spices infusing the black fruit, leather and mint. Fully mature. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, fresh with pleasing tension and spiciness towards the finish. This is certainly worth checking out - drinking well now. Tasted non-blind at the Southwold 10-Year-On tasting."
Neal Martin, February 2024, Vinous.com
"The 2014 Cantenac Brown is a sexy, plush wine. Showing more ripeness as well as more new oak than it did en primeur, the 2014 is a decidedly racy, open-knit Margaux. It is supple and inviting, and will drink well with minimal cellaring."
Antonio Galloni, February 2017, Vinous.com
"Great texture to the tannins here, a bit of bite on the finish with great freshness and energy, excellent aromatics, this is a vintage that did less well in Margaux than in the northern Médoc, but here they did a fabulous job. Harvest September 25 to October, 60% new oak."
Jane Anson, July 2025, JaneAnson.com
Neal Martin, March 2017, RobertParker.com
"The 2014 Cantenac Brown has a light bouquet with brown spices infusing the black fruit, leather and mint. Fully mature. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, fresh with pleasing tension and spiciness towards the finish. This is certainly worth checking out - drinking well now. Tasted non-blind at the Southwold 10-Year-On tasting."
Neal Martin, February 2024, Vinous.com
"The 2014 Cantenac Brown is a sexy, plush wine. Showing more ripeness as well as more new oak than it did en primeur, the 2014 is a decidedly racy, open-knit Margaux. It is supple and inviting, and will drink well with minimal cellaring."
Antonio Galloni, February 2017, Vinous.com
"Great texture to the tannins here, a bit of bite on the finish with great freshness and energy, excellent aromatics, this is a vintage that did less well in Margaux than in the northern Médoc, but here they did a fabulous job. Harvest September 25 to October, 60% new oak."
Jane Anson, July 2025, JaneAnson.com