Château Cantemerle 2020 – Haut-Médoc, Grand Cru Classé 

The nose is fresh, aromatic, toasted, elegant and offers delicacy, a certain power. It reveals notes of fresh blackberry, vanilla, small notes of  strawberry, small ripe/fresh red fruits associated with touches of toasted, purple fresh/bright plum, sweet blond tabaco as well as fine hints of fresh hazelnut, an imperceptible hint of graphite and pepper (in the background). The mouth is fruity, fresh and offers minerality, a good definition, juiciness, elegance, a good precision, a fine tension, a good finesse of the grain. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fresh/pulpy blackberry, raspberry, small notes of  vanilla associated with touches of fresh/crunchy cherry, fresh lily, racy/fresh gravel, toasted, toasted almond, fine hints of graphite and a discreet hint of Cuben pepper. The tannins are precise and offers a certain straightness. Good length. A firmness in the finish/persistence. A small chew at the end of the palate.