Château Cantenac-Brown 2014
Margaux 3ème Grand Cru Classé
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£578.64
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Arriving: October 2026
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: 13.5% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: No | Drink from: 2022 |
| Biodynamic: No | Drink to: 2030 |
| Grapes: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot | |
Critic scores
92 RP, 91 NM, 92 AG, 93 JS, 94 JA, 93 TA, 93 DC, 91 WS, 94 WE, 16.5 JR
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
"Aromas of chocolate, vanilla and currants follow through to a full body, tight tannins and a reserved finish. Needs time to open. Better in 2021."
James Suckling, February 2017, JamesSuckling.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
"Dark crimson. Floral nose. Quite delicate and full of elderberry flavour. Quite chunky tannins. Solid stuff. Tannins dominate at the moment and may always be a little heavy for the fruit. Drink 2022-2032"
Jancis Robinson, 20 April 2015, JancisRobinson.com
"This was the point at which Cantenac Brown started taking a more consistent step up. Lovely definition to the fruit on the nose, and evident oak smoking adds subtle but effective complexity. Also, you really start to get appellation typicity at this point, in terms of the nuanced aromatics that are extremely appealing. Lovely wine, one that you would be enormously happy to drink and to share. 50% of harvest in 1st wine. 60% new oak. Harvest September 25 to October 15."
Jane Anson, 1 April 2020, Decanter.com
"The impressive Victorian baronial chateau of Cantenac Brown is one of the landmarks of Margaux. The wine is getting better each vintage. This is ripe and generous, full of freshly minted tannins and layers of wood over the ripe berry fruit. Drink this wine from 2024."
Roger Voss, 2 February 2017, WineEnthusiast.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
"Aromas of chocolate, vanilla and currants follow through to a full body, tight tannins and a reserved finish. Needs time to open. Better in 2021."
James Suckling, February 2017, JamesSuckling.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
"Dark crimson. Floral nose. Quite delicate and full of elderberry flavour. Quite chunky tannins. Solid stuff. Tannins dominate at the moment and may always be a little heavy for the fruit. Drink 2022-2032"
Jancis Robinson, 20 April 2015, JancisRobinson.com
"This was the point at which Cantenac Brown started taking a more consistent step up. Lovely definition to the fruit on the nose, and evident oak smoking adds subtle but effective complexity. Also, you really start to get appellation typicity at this point, in terms of the nuanced aromatics that are extremely appealing. Lovely wine, one that you would be enormously happy to drink and to share. 50% of harvest in 1st wine. 60% new oak. Harvest September 25 to October 15."
Jane Anson, 1 April 2020, Decanter.com
"The impressive Victorian baronial chateau of Cantenac Brown is one of the landmarks of Margaux. The wine is getting better each vintage. This is ripe and generous, full of freshly minted tannins and layers of wood over the ripe berry fruit. Drink this wine from 2024."
Roger Voss, 2 February 2017, WineEnthusiast.com