1989 Chateau Cantemerle, Haut-Medoc, France

£95.00

From the legendary 1989 vintage the best for the estate since 1953, this wine is giving so much pleasure. A traditional 12.5%, cabernet sauvignon based, left bank claret that will delight. I have 11, could not resist trying one!!! So do make an offer on more than one!

Description

A very recent tasting by Jane Ansom in bordeaux went as follows :-

Just a beautiful wine that lives up to its reputation as one of the stellar vintages of Cantemerle, showing what can be achieved on this site. Easy to sink into, charcoal, incense, roses, feathery melted tannins, crystalline quality, pure joy, extremely easy to drink. Pascal Berteau technical director at the time, spent pretty much his whole career here except for a stint at Mouton. A huge yield in 1989, they fermented then moved out the wine out of the vats and put in the next lot of grapes three times! Blend given is plantings in the vineyard at the time. Rebottled in 2000. 95pts