Chateau Cantemerle Vintage 2012 USA

Chateau Cantemerle Vintage 2012 USAChteau Cantemerle located in the Haut Medoc region north of Bordeaux city on the left bank of the Gironde estuary. The estate is ranked a fifth growth in the 1855 Classification of the Mdoc and Graves. It is one of only two estates in the 1855 Classification to be subject to an amendment. The other, Chateau Mouton Rothschild, was famously promoted to the first growths (from a second growth) in 1973, following much political lobbying on the part of

Gundog Estate was established in 2006 by the Burton family

who combined several Pauillac vineyard plots in the 1720s

followed by a medium bodied

Founded in 1973 by Jack & Dolores Cakebread in Rutherford

Balanced with decent acidity

medium tannin is soft and resolved

Tasting Note 29/01/2024 - 92 Points

The estate has 135 hectares of vines in the CEntre Deux Merry and Bordeaux appellations

and layered with creamy oak

he soon built a strong reputation and his wines considered Californian Cult Classics

Still some primary berry aromas with nice leather and mushrooms notes

One of four dry white wines made by the famous Sauternes estate Chateau Suduiraut