Cantenac Brown Vintage:2009 still long & vigorous

still long & vigorous

racy acids and elegantly muscular structuring dry extract

with rainfalls in June and August

The 2001 Sorì San Lorenzo is all about finesse and texture

with quite a bit of intensity lurking in the background

Cantenac Brown Vintage:2009 still long & vigorousThe 2000 Cantenac Brown is a vintage that I last tasted just after bottling. It has a rather splendid bouquet that has matured beautifully with raspberry preserve, wild strawberry, dark chocolate and hints of rose petal, a touch of liquorice developing with aeration. The palate is perhaps showing its age a bit more with ferrous red fruit, grainy texture and a little sharpness towards the finish. But this is a typical, quite delicious mature Margaux