Château Cantenac Brown 2024 – Margaux

(70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27.5% Merlot, 1.5% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot) Elegant and powerful nose at the same time. It’s velvety, airy, stretched and offers substance as well as a certain aromatic concentration. There are notes of bigarreau cherry, pulpy strawberry and small notes of cornflower, associated with touches of small brilliant red fruits, hints of small blue fruits, as well as discreet hints of lilac, graphene, iodine, almost infusion, red pepper, almost mandarin/blood orange and flowers. The palate is well-built, balanced, voluptuous, and offers freshness, energy, definition, as well as purity and brilliance of fruit. A beautiful balance between freshness, roundness and energy. Nice texture, freshness, finesse and sense of detail. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of juicy/pulpy cassis, fleshy cherry and small notes of small brilliant red fruits, combined with touches of lilac, nutmeg, a hint of graphene, blood orange, mocha, tobacco and lovely gravelly hints (in the background). A subtle floral hint stretches the finish. A fine tannic side on the finish, both in aromatic and structure.