2022 Château Cantemerle En Primeur
Released this morning, 2022 Château Cantemerle was one of our favourite wines under £300 per dozen when we tasted it from barrel last month. You are unlikely to find a Cinquième Cru Classé with higher scores at a better price, in this, or many other vintages.
At just £266 per dozen and potentially scoring as high as 94 points, the 2022 revealed a bright, pure core of succulent fruit to us when we tasted it, but with the classic structure which this château is known for, and which can make it a little austere and unyielding in cooler years.
Two years ago, Laure Canu, formerly Deputy GM at Angélus, took over winemaking here, a sign of serious intent to make Cantemerle the best possible expression of itself. It looks like her influence is part of a renaissance for this much-loved name and we recommend it to you this year.
Bordeaux En Primeur, Landing in spring 2025.
Limited availability. To order, e-mail us at sales@richardkihl.ltd.uk
Producer Profile
Château Cantemerle, Haut-Médoc
Château Cantemerle is a Cinquième Grand Cru Classé in the Haut-Médoc. Dating back to the 12th Century, it takes its name from a Ponset de Cantemerle, lord of the estate in 1340. Today, the estate is owned by the SMABTP insurance group, also owners of Corbin, Grand Corbin and Jurat in St-Emilon.
Cantermerle as 91 hectares of vines in the Macau and Laudun communes, on a mixture of silica and gravel, planted to 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. The wine is aged for 16 months, 12 of months of which is in barrel.
