Château Cantenac Brown 2017

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

With a larger proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon this year, the blend is 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot. Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2017 Cantenac Brown leaps from the glass with exuberant notes of cassis, warm plums and black forest cake with touches of violets, dark chocolate, cloves and cigar box plus a waft of lavender. The palate is medium-bodied and firm with fine-grained tannins and tons of freshness, finishing with plenty of black fruit and perfumed layers.

James Suckling

A solid core of fruit to this with blueberry and blackberry character. Plenty of chocolate as well. Medium to full body. Dense and flavorful for the vintage. Needs two or three years to come together. Better after 2021.

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

Anthocyanes - Yohan Castaing

VertdeVin

The nose is elegant, fruity, racy and offers gourmandize, a fine richness as well as a very fine power. It reveals notes of blackberry, raspberry and small notes of toasted associated with fine touches of chocolate, a subtle hint of grey pepper, spices as well as a discreet hint of lilac and an imperceptible hint of nutmeg. The mouth is fruity, well-balanced and offers an acidulous frame, tension, a fine fat, a very fine density, a beautiful definition, a beautiful structure, complexity, a beautiful finesse of the grain as well as a beautiful and slightly creamy matter. On the mouth this wine expresses notes of fleshy/juicy cassis, Boysen berry, wild strawberry and small notes of small red berries associated with fine touches of iris and violet with fine touches of iris, violet as well as a very discreet hint of spices, toasted and an imperceptible hint of vanilla. Good length. Tannins are elegant and structuring.

Wine Enthusiast

A lush wine packed with tannins and rich dark fruits, this will be dense and complex. Its solid structure is balanced with good acidity from the fruitiness. Drink from 2024.