Château Cantemerle 2025, Haut-Medoc

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Delivery 2028

Appellation - Haut-Médoc

The 2025 is This is 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot.

Tasting notes

The 2025 Cantemerle has a pretty nose with violet and iris flower-infused black fruit, very well defined, the oak very well integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, very well balanced, impressive weight and cohesive, with more precision on the finish than I have noticed on previous vintages of Cantemerle. I appreciate the sapidity here, a moreish Haut-Médoc in the making, and I look forward to revisiting this in bottle.Drinking Window
2031 - 2050
91/93
Neal Martin, vinous.com, May 2026

This shows an attractive nose of flowers and subtle spices from the oak. It has good concentration and a balanced palate, with a clear, expressive fruit profile.
93/94
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, April 2026

Captures the austerity that you expect and want during En Primeur, wet stones and graphite, plenty of elegance and balance, measured acidities that give Left Bank typicity, a ton of ageing potential and curls of gunsmoke and flowers. Very pretty, very enjoyable, impressive. Yield 32 hl/ha. 35% new oak. First vintage in new cellars. 2034-2044.
94
Jane Anson, JaneAnson.com, April 2026

The 2025 Cantemerle is terrific. Plush, deep and quite powerful, Cantemerle has a lot to offer. Dark red fruit, leather, cedar, tobacco and dried herbs are all dialed up. Cabernet Sauvignon drives the blend, which is very much in evidence in the wine's savory intense and structure. There's a lot of wine here. 2030-2043
91/93
Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, April 2026