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Château Cantemerle 5ème Grand Cru Classé 1961

  • Black fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Color: Red
  • % 
  • 1.5L
  • Intensity
  • Classic

Pleasant and elegant from the outset, this Bordeaux cru has good aging potential More info

  • Quantity: 2 Bottles
  • Level: 2 low-shoulder
  • Label: 1 pushed cork, 2 very dirty label, 2 marked label, 1 very slightly marked label
  • Origin: -
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Bordeaux
  • Appellation/Wine: Haut Médoc
  • Classification: 5ème Grand Cru Classé
  • Producer/Owner: Mutuelle du Bâtiment et des Travaux publics
  • More information....

Château Cantemerle 5ème Grand Cru Classé serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Noisettes d'agneau, Canard à lorange et champignons en blanquette, Côte de sanglier à la romaine.

Peak: Collectable

  • Vintage score: 16/20
  • What the experts say...

    Encore superbe, le 1961 impressionne par sa robe opaque, rubis foncé légèrement ambré et orangé sur le bord, et par son bouquet énorme de fumé, de terre fraîche, de cassis, de fleurs printanières, de cuir et de prune. En bouche, il est séveux, corsé, concentré, avec ce caractère de surmaturité que l'on trouve souvent dans les grands millésimes de Bordeaux. Onctueux et opulent, il est toujours en très grande forme. Source : Robert Parker (1/88)

    Lot presentation
    Château Cantemerle 5ème Grand Cru Classé

    The wine

    Château Cantemerle's wine is full of charm, developing flavours of black cherry and blackberry. Its tannins are silky on the palate and linger well. Pleasant and elegant from the outset, the wine has a good aging potential. It expresses the fullness of its aromas and all its power and complexity after a decade. To the delight of wine enthusiasts, the wines eventually become more supple and velvety. This high-quality cru classé is excellent value for money.

    Information about domain Château Cantemerle

    An 1855 Cru Classé, Château Cantermerle's vineyard consists of plots of fine gravel soil beside the Gironde estuary.

    Wine production at this property can be traced back to 1350, which now belongs to the French insurance group, Mutuelles d'Assurances du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics. The beautiful château has a magnificent park and a particularly well-cared for vineyard. The grapes are harvested and meticulously sorted by hand; each plot is then vinified separately in oak vats. The selection process at the blending stage determines what proportions of which vats go into the first and second wines, with rigorous respect for the maintenance of cru classé quality.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 2 Bottles
    • Level: 2 low-shoulder
    • Label: 1 pushed cork, 2 very dirty label, 2 marked label, 1 very slightly marked label
    • Origin: -
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: %
    • Country/Region: Bordeaux
    • Appellation/Wine: Haut Médoc
    • Classification: 5ème Grand Cru Classé
    • Producer/Owner: Mutuelle du Bâtiment et des Travaux publics
    • Vintage: 1961
    • Color: Red
    • Peak: Collectable
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Conventional 
    • Size (in ha): 90
    • Volume: 300000 bottles
    • Intensity: Classic
    • Dominant aroma: Black fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Petit verdot, 5% Cabernet franc

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    iDealwine price estimate
    Château Cantemerle 5ème Grand Cru Classé 1961

    iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format