Why this vintage
- 94/100 from Wine Enthusiastand 3 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2021 vintage in Haut-MédocFrost, mildew, then a cool summer brought back Bordeaux of old: taut, vibrant wines, shorter but elegant.
Critic scores
- Wine Enthusiast94
- James Suckling92
- Vinous91
- Decanter91
The 2021 vintage in Haut-Médoc
Vintage benchmark: 86/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: Frost, mildew, then a cool summer brought back Bordeaux of old: taut, vibrant wines, shorter but elegant.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Haut-Médoc. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
“Cantemerle is comfortable with this kind of vintage. The estate's Cabernet Sauvignons have a lot of class and soul, they bring a beautiful tension, they are the backbone of the wine. Both approachable and complex, 2021 is a balanced and energetic vintage, characterized by its length. ” : Eric Boissenot, Château Cantemerle consultant since 2005.
Blend of the 2021 vintage
Cabernet Sauvignon (65%), Merlot (21%), Cabernet franc (9%), Petit verdot (5%)
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2021 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, petit verdot.
Figures from the 2021 sheet
- 13 % vol.Alcohol
- 40 yrsVine age
Ageing
The structure of this vintage favors the freshness and brightness of the fruit, which gives it great drinkability. ageing in barrels, precisely dosed, will allow the tannins already characterized by their suavity and softness to be refined. 12 months in French oak barrels including 40% new oak, 40% wood from 1 wine, 20% wood from 2 wines.
Terroir
Terroir of Quaternary gravel and silica; sandy-gravel soils with a warm tendency.
An offer on Château Cantemerle 2021
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Texts and documents 2021
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Visuals
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Sheet checked on September 21, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.