The 2022 Cantenac Brown has an elegant nose, showing pure black cherry, wild strawberry, blackcurrant pastilles and cedar aromas. I appreciate the mineralité here. The palate is medium-bodied with supple but firm tannins, nicely structured. There's a crescendo of fruit toward the mineral-driven finish. Cohesive and full of character, this is another superb Margaux from an estate in the ascendant under winemaker José Sanfins. 04/2023

The 2022 Cantenac Brown is a powerhouse. Dense and massively constituted, the 2022 stains the palate with inky black fruit, leather, dark chocolate, cloves and licorice. In this tasting, Cantenac Brown comes across as rather monolithic, with the radiance and very low yields of the year very much on display. 04/2023

A few years ago, this estate purchased 22 additional hectares in the heart of the plateau of Margaux, including old vine Cabernet Sauvignon that is now making an appreciable contribution to the blend, and that helps to explain why the 2022 Cantenac Brown is so good. Unwinding in the glass with notes of dark berries, plums, charcoal, pencil shavings and violets, it's medium to full-bodied, rich and elegantly muscular, with a layered core, refined tannins and a penetrating finish. The finest wine that José Sanfins has produced to date, the 2022 only improved during the several weeks I spent in Bordeaux. It's a blend of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon and 31% Merlot. 04/2023

Couleur rouge pourpre, aux reflets noirs. Très sombre. Beau nez intense, fin, fruité, pur, subtil et cette année délicatement suave. Minutieusement gras et aromatique dès l'entrée en bouche, avec un corps ample au milieu, le vin évolue puissant et juteux, avec une douceur veloutée remarquable. Finale aux tannins enrobés, auxquels succèdent des arômes de fruits noirs, sans jamais bloquer la salivation. C'est superbe ! Assemblage : 69 % cabernet sauvignon, 31 % merlot. Degré d'alcool : 13°8 - pH : 3,64. 04/2023

A solid Margaux with creamy and fine tannins that spread across the palate. Medium-bodied, layered and already delicious. Hints of dried citrus at the end. 04/2023