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2015 Clos Cantenac Grand Cru Saint-Emilion - 6x75cl
06B5CASE6PK _ 2015 - Clos Cantenac Grand Cru Saint-Emilion - 6x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Clos Cantenac
  • Region St Emilion
  • Grape Merlot / Cabernet Sauvignon / Cabernet Franc
  • Drinking 2020 - 2030
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Now

2015 - Clos Cantenac Grand Cru Saint-Emilion - 6x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Clos Cantenac
  • Region St Emilion
  • Grape Merlot / Cabernet Sauvignon / Cabernet Franc
  • Drinking 2020 - 2030
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £239.15 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £39.85 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £180.00 In Bond
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  • Matthew Jukes, April 2016, Score: 18+

    (100 Merlot) | 40% new oak. | 13.5% alc. Much darker and much more power-packed than the second wine, Petit Cantenac, both in intellect and also in defiant power, this is a superb Clos Cantenac and one which lifts the property to a new level. The oak is more pronounced and the colour a few shades inkier than in the past and this is a wine with real depth and layers of briar and plum. This is the first truly serious wine that Clos Cantenac has made in terms of age-ability and also complexity. I love the mantra here, and the fruit and skill has always been top notch, but in 2015 there is the illusive X Factor that everyone searches for and few find. Grand is a much-abused word in French, but in English it sums up this wine perfectly. ‘Classé’ is the only word on the label which is missing.

  • Matthew Jukes, April 2016, Score: 18+

    (100 Merlot) | 40% new oak. | 13.5% alc. Much darker and much more power-packed than the second wine, Petit Cantenac, both in intellect and also in defiant power, this is a superb Clos Cantenac and one which lifts the property to a new level. The oak is more pronounced and the colour a few shades inkier than in the past and this is a wine with real depth and layers of briar and plum. This is the first truly serious wine that Clos Cantenac has made in terms of age-ability and also complexity. I love the mantra here, and the fruit and skill has always been top notch, but in 2015 there is the illusive X Factor that everyone searches for and few find. Grand is a much-abused word in French, but in English it sums up this wine perfectly. ‘Classé’ is the only word on the label which is missing.

  • Julia Harding, April 2016, Score: 17

    100% Merlot, just a day's cold soak before fermentation. 10 days' post fermentation maceration. Malo and 14 months in barrel, of which 40% new. Unnecessarily heavy bottle and deep punt. Deep crimson. There's some similarity to the Petit Cantenac in its dark earthiness, an almost dusty quality, but here the dark fruit is more evident in the aroma, deep and dark and spiced with pepper. Firm, compact, almost chalky tannins but fully ripe and rounded with a cool fresh core. Refined texture and some notes of graphite, with an unexpected succulence on the finish. Accomplished and elegant already, if not expressive. With time in the glass, that graphite quality becomes more marked but it's balanced by a light sweetness of chocolate on the finish. I think this is the best vintage of Clos Cantenac I have tasted. Drink 2020-2030

Producer

Clos Cantenac

Region

St Emilion

South of Pomerol lies the medieval, perched village of St Emilion. Surrounding St Emilion are vines that produce round, rich and often hedonistic wines. Despite a myriad of soil types, two main ones dominate - the gravelly, limestone slopes that delve down to the valley from the plateau and the valley itself which is comprised of limestone, gravel, clay and sand. Despite St Emilion's popularity today, it was not until the 1980s to early 1990s that attention was brought to this region. Robert Parker, the famous wine critic, began reviewing their Merlot-dominated wines and giving them hefty scores. The rest is history as they say. Similar to the Médoc, there is a classification system in place which dates from 1955 and outlines several levels of quality. These include its regional appellation of St Emilion, St Emilion Grand Cru, St Emilion Grand Cru Classé and St Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé, which is further divided into "A" (Ausone and Cheval Blanc) and "B" (including Angélus, Canon, Figeac and a handful of others). To ensure better accuracy, the classification is redone every 10 years enabling certain châteaux to be upgraded or downgraded depending on on the quality of their more recent vintages.

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