Château Cantenac-Brown 2020 – Margaux, Grand Cru Classé 

On the nose, fruit forward offering juiciness, fruit vibrancy, lovely racy elegance, complexity, fine grain, intensity, breadth as well as depth. Notes of bright boysenberry, bright cassis and more lightly violet combined with touches of bright red berries, iris, pepper, small blue fruits/blueberry and hints of cornflower, zan, saffron, toast, discrete hints of vanilla bean, racy minerality (almost iodized), bergamot and a very discreet hint of Sichuan pepper (which brings “liveliness”). The palate is fruity, elegant, with precision / delicacy and offers juiciness, a nice minerality, a tangy frame, fat, a good definition, a certain gourmandize, precision, tension, an airy side, dynamism (with subtlety). Power with freshness, balance and delicacy! The wine express the notes of bright blackberry, bright red berries and slightly juicy red plum combined with hints of juicy/fresh/acidic strawberry, violet, zan, fresh/juicy blueberry, camphor, black tea as well as a discreet hint of saffron, racy minerality (fresh gravel), toasted almond and a very discreet hint of dark chocolate (in the background). The tannins are elegant, racy, mellow and very discreetly tight. A fine chew on the finish/persistence.