Château Cantemerle Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2012

Kirsten Spalding

Smooth with hints of cranberry, Peruvian chocolate, and stone fruit for a well rounded balance. It’s like stepping on smooth stones of a Japanese bathhouse that massage your feet into tranquility. Pair with pets for a beautiful mixed breed dog from a rescue that is just happy to be with you.

Dan R

One of the best BDX QPR killers, never disappoints. The 2012 isn't quite there yet, quite linear and still tight, but the cassis / blackberry backbone is there, as well as an herbal scrub midpalate and pencil lead finish. Maybe not the deepest or broadest vintage, but quite enjoyable nonetheless, and at less than €20, tough to find a better true expression of old school BDX. Give it a year or two before checking back in, this won't have the legs of a classic vintage, but should provide great pleasure relatively soon.

Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2012 / cassis autumn leaves good concentration well balanced

Weijie Shi (Jay)

This shows exceptional. Black cherry, cassis, blackberry, cedar box, graphite, forest floor, baking spices and vanilla. Smooth tannin and moderate acidity. Lack of some depth on the palate but very good on this level.

Jason Lin

Faint red fruit aromas and medium tannins, neither exhibiting fruit forward flavors nor oak ageing aromas. While body is balanced and inoffensive, still fees tight after more than an hour in the decanter. Perhaps not quite ready to drink, but a bit of an underperformed at its price point

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

Not showing well. Green, metallic, and mold notes. Just ripened red and black fruit. Gritty tannins. #bordeaux #hautmedoc #ctbucklinwine

Jenny Hemmer

Blackberry, plum, black cherry, touch of oak.

Rebecca Fletcher

Black fruit, earth, cassis and baking spices. Delicate on the nose. M acid, body, and tannin. Not overly oaked. Balanced.

Denis Roudenko

Растительно, кора, перец, ягоды. Зеленовато, перечно, ягодно во вкусе. Интенсивно. 16/20 (89/100)

Ming L

From a challenging vintage, this is drinking nicely now. Cassis, black currant, warm spices, graphite, and hint of purple floral. The palate is juicier than the nose suggested. Medium acidity. Mellow tannins.