{"product_id":"chateau-cantemerle-grand-cru-classe-haut-medoc-2016","title":"Chateau Cantemerle, Grand Cru Classe Haut-Medoc 2016","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGet to know: Château Cantemerle 2016\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCabernet Sauvignon-led Grand Cru Classé from the far south of the Haut-Médoc - a classic Bordeaux red wine, ready to open now.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eTasting Note\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCedar and tobacco come up first, with black cherry and mulberry close behind. There's a savoury side too, a bit of earth and bay leaf that gets more interesting the longer the glass sits. Garnet in colour and medium-bodied, it moves easily across the palate, the oak sitting neatly around all that dark fruit. The tannins have gone silky, with just enough grip at the end to give it shape. Bright acidity keeps the long finish fresh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop food pairings:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoast leg of lamb with rosemary and garlic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeef Wellington\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePuy lentil and wild mushroom ragù with roasted garlic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eKate Says\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"2016 had a hot, sunny summer and then just enough rain, so the grapes really took their time. It's at a lovely stage now, ready to go but with years left in it. Open it a little while before dinner and just let it sit. Then a roast on the table with the family round, that kind of thing. See how you get on.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eProducer Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChâteau Cantemerle\u003c\/strong\u003e sits among woodland at the southern tip of the Médoc, its vineyard laid out around the château on deep gravel soils. It almost missed the 1855 Classification: the estate shipped its barrels straight to Holland, so Bordeaux's brokers had few prices on record, and Baroness Caroline de Villeneuve, then 72, gathered the evidence herself and got it added that September.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it's made:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePicked by hand between 22 September and 17 October\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBerries sorted after destemming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAged for 12 months in French oak barrels, 40% new\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade with consultant oenologist Eric Boissenot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGood to know:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux, France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cabernet Sauvignon 52%, Merlot 39%, Cabernet Franc 5%, Petit Verdot 4%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red, still, medium-bodied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClosure:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVegan:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not supplied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy we love it:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Bordeaux red wine has reached a lovely place, with the savoury depth of age and the freshness to keep going. Open a bottle this weekend, or lay one down for a few years yet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ch. Cantemerle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58389655585150,"sku":"SK-02694","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/5962\/files\/Chateau_Cantemerle_Haut_medoc_2016_2.jpg?v=1793877193","url":"https:\/\/www.reservewines.co.uk\/products\/chateau-cantemerle-grand-cru-classe-haut-medoc-2016","provider":"Reserve Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}