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All Wines from Ch. Cantenac-Brown
Inventory updated: Fri, Jun 05, 2026 04:02 PM cst
Our vintages of Ch. Cantenac-Brown wine currently include: 1982, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2025
Flickinger Fine Wines' inventory of Ch. Cantenac-Brown wine is listed below. We have an excellent and vast assortment of fine wines to choose from. If you do not see what you are looking for, give us a call and we can suggest another Ch. Cantenac-Brown vintage or even another producer that we are sure you will enjoy.
| Producer |
Vint. |
Wine |
Price |
Qty |
Order |
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| Ch. Cantenac-Brown |
1982 |
Margaux  Very Top Shoulder Fill; Heavily Torn Label; Signs of Old Seepage |
$159 |
1 |
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| WA 77 (12/1995): This wine is typical of so many efforts of Cantenac-Brown. It started off life formidably tannic, with meager levels of fruit quality. Thirteen years of cellaring have not been kind to this wine, which has lost what little fruit it once possessed. The color is a murky ruby/garnet, and the nose offers up earthy, old cellar, damp cardboard aromas. Some fruit is noticeable in the attack, but the wine quickly dries out to reveal severe tannin and an unpleasant astringency. It has no place to go but down . Despite the enormous investment in this chateau over recent years, I am not sure recent vintages of this wine are any better. What does that say about terroir? Tasted 4 times since bottling with consistent notes. |
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1982 |
Margaux Depressed Cork; Very Top Shoulder Fill; Signs of Old Seepage |
$159 |
1 |
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| WA 77 (12/1995): This wine is typical of so many efforts of Cantenac-Brown. It started off life formidably tannic, with meager levels of fruit quality. Thirteen years of cellaring have not been kind to this wine, which has lost what little fruit it once possessed. The color is a murky ruby/garnet, and the nose offers up earthy, old cellar, damp cardboard aromas. Some fruit is noticeable in the attack, but the wine quickly dries out to reveal severe tannin and an unpleasant astringency. It has no place to go but down . Despite the enormous investment in this chateau over recent years, I am not sure recent vintages of this wine are any better. What does that say about terroir? Tasted 4 times since bottling with consistent notes. |
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1982 |
Margaux Very Top Shoulder Fill, Scuffed Label |
$159 |
1 |
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| WA 77 (12/1995): This wine is typical of so many efforts of Cantenac-Brown. It started off life formidably tannic, with meager levels of fruit quality. Thirteen years of cellaring have not been kind to this wine, which has lost what little fruit it once possessed. The color is a murky ruby/garnet, and the nose offers up earthy, old cellar, damp cardboard aromas. Some fruit is noticeable in the attack, but the wine quickly dries out to reveal severe tannin and an unpleasant astringency. It has no place to go but down . Despite the enormous investment in this chateau over recent years, I am not sure recent vintages of this wine are any better. What does that say about terroir? Tasted 4 times since bottling with consistent notes. |
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1982 |
Margaux High Shoulder Fill |
$159 |
2 |
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| WA 77 (12/1995): This wine is typical of so many efforts of Cantenac-Brown. It started off life formidably tannic, with meager levels of fruit quality. Thirteen years of cellaring have not been kind to this wine, which has lost what little fruit it once possessed. The color is a murky ruby/garnet, and the nose offers up earthy, old cellar, damp cardboard aromas. Some fruit is noticeable in the attack, but the wine quickly dries out to reveal severe tannin and an unpleasant astringency. It has no place to go but down . Despite the enormous investment in this chateau over recent years, I am not sure recent vintages of this wine are any better. What does that say about terroir? Tasted 4 times since bottling with consistent notes. |
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1982 |
Margaux Very Top Shoulder Fill, Scuffed Label, Nicked Capsule |
$159 |
1 |
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| WA 77 (12/1995): This wine is typical of so many efforts of Cantenac-Brown. It started off life formidably tannic, with meager levels of fruit quality. Thirteen years of cellaring have not been kind to this wine, which has lost what little fruit it once possessed. The color is a murky ruby/garnet, and the nose offers up earthy, old cellar, damp cardboard aromas. Some fruit is noticeable in the attack, but the wine quickly dries out to reveal severe tannin and an unpleasant astringency. It has no place to go but down . Despite the enormous investment in this chateau over recent years, I am not sure recent vintages of this wine are any better. What does that say about terroir? Tasted 4 times since bottling with consistent notes. |
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2009 |
Margaux |
$89 |
1 |
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VM 89+ (7/2012): Full ruby-red. Brooding aromas of blackberry, espresso and licorice complicated by truffley underbrush. Then intensely flavored, juicy and tight, dominated today by its firm tannic spine and sound acidity. Quite primary in a positive way, this rather backward wine may merit a 90-point rating with five or six years of cellaring.
WA 89 (2/2012): Tasted twice in Bordeaux, I must say that whatever was shown to me in cask certainly did not appear to be performing as well from bottle. It could be just that the wine has closed down, but I had thought this was an extraordinary wine and one of the big time sleepers of the vintage. The tannins have taken hold, and although the wine is still Outstanding, any hopes of achieving a mid-90 point score, as I had hoped, seem highly questionable. Dense ruby/purple with notes of graphite, blackberries and forest floor, the wine is full-bodied, powerful, excruciatingly tannic and closed, and that may be why it’s not showing as well as I predicted. Certainly, this was the biggest discrepancy between barrel and bottle that I saw in the vintage, but the wine is still Outstanding, just not profound. It will be interesting to revisit this wine in a number of years. Forget it for 7-8 years and drink it over the following 30. |
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2009 |
Margaux (12x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,012.97 |
1 |
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VM 89+ (7/2012): Full ruby-red. Brooding aromas of blackberry, espresso and licorice complicated by truffley underbrush. Then intensely flavored, juicy and tight, dominated today by its firm tannic spine and sound acidity. Quite primary in a positive way, this rather backward wine may merit a 90-point rating with five or six years of cellaring.
WA 89 (2/2012): Tasted twice in Bordeaux, I must say that whatever was shown to me in cask certainly did not appear to be performing as well from bottle. It could be just that the wine has closed down, but I had thought this was an extraordinary wine and one of the big time sleepers of the vintage. The tannins have taken hold, and although the wine is still Outstanding, any hopes of achieving a mid-90 point score, as I had hoped, seem highly questionable. Dense ruby/purple with notes of graphite, blackberries and forest floor, the wine is full-bodied, powerful, excruciatingly tannic and closed, and that may be why it’s not showing as well as I predicted. Certainly, this was the biggest discrepancy between barrel and bottle that I saw in the vintage, but the wine is still Outstanding, just not profound. It will be interesting to revisit this wine in a number of years. Forget it for 7-8 years and drink it over the following 30. |
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2015 |
Margaux |
$75 |
1 |
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| JD 94 (11/2017): Readers who need more proof that Margaux was the place to be in 2015 just need to taste the 2015 Château Cantenac Brown. Based on roughly 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot it offers an extraordinary nose of crème de cassis, caramelized cherries, flowers, and spices. This medium to full-bodied effort has plenty of tannins, as well as toasty oak, yet is perfectly balanced and has a great mix of both freshness and richness. It’s a tour de force that will be drinkable in 4-5 years and last for 25-30 years! |
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2015 |
Margaux (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$470.98 |
1 |
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| JD 94 (11/2017): Readers who need more proof that Margaux was the place to be in 2015 just need to taste the 2015 Château Cantenac Brown. Based on roughly 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot it offers an extraordinary nose of crème de cassis, caramelized cherries, flowers, and spices. This medium to full-bodied effort has plenty of tannins, as well as toasty oak, yet is perfectly balanced and has a great mix of both freshness and richness. It’s a tour de force that will be drinkable in 4-5 years and last for 25-30 years! |
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2016 |
Margaux (12x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$848.98 |
2 |
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VM 95 (10/2022): The 2016 Cantenac Brown seems to have grown aromatically since I last tasted it a few months ago. More complex than I remember, this offers a cornucopia of scents: blackberry, briary, cedar and a lovely mintiness that recalls Palmer. The palate is silky smooth with great depth and delineation, satin-like, multi-layered, precocious black fruit laced with black pepper, tea leaves and cloves, all fanning out gloriously towards the finish. Bon vin! Tasted at the Cantenac Brown vertical at the château. Neal Martin.
JA 95 (4/2020): As with the 2015, this is closed right now, but is going to blossom into an awesome Margaux. Impressive depth and complexity, with really striking menthol freshness, suggesting that this has decades ahead of it. The slate, rosemary and dark spice markers are clear to see, with bilberry cassis and blackberry notes. Excellent quality, well balanced. Put it away for another five to 10 years, but this is evidence of an estate in the ascendance. 60% new oak, 49% of production in the 1st wine. Harvest September 23 to October 19, with just 14 days picking over these five weeks, showing how leisurely the pace was able to be.
JD 93+ (2/2019): A solid step up and a brilliant Margaux, the 2016 Cantenac Brown checks in as 68% Cabernet Sauvignon and 32% Merlot raised in 60% new French oak. Black cherries, currants, smoke tobacco, graphite, and hints of earth all emerge from this beautifully layered, medium-bodied, and concentrated 2016 that shines for its purity and precision, while still offering beautiful depth of fruit. Give it 3-4 years and enjoy this fabulous effort over the following 2-3 decades. |
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2017 |
Margaux (3x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$194.99 |
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VM 94 (3/2020): The 2017 Cantenac Brown has really come together nicely. The typically overt Cantenac Brown style is present in a round, supple Margaux that exudes textural richness and raciness. Dark cherry, spice, chocolate and licorice all flesh out in this wonderfully inviting, supple Margaux, with pretty savory notes that add freshness and energy. This understated wine is all class. Antonio Galloni.
JS 93 (12/2019): A solid core of fruit to this with blueberry and blackberry character. Plenty of chocolate as well. Medium to full body. Dense and flavorful for the vintage. Needs two or three years to come together. Better after 2021. |
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2019 |
Margaux (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$354.99 |
1 |
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WA 94+ (4/2022): The 2019 Cantenac Brown is a brilliant wine from José Sanfins and his team. Unwinding in the glass with deep aromas of wild berries, licorice, loamy soil, burning embers and violets, it's medium to full-bodied, seamless and layered, with terrific concentration, beautifully refined tannins and a seamless, elegant profile. Given its quality, this remains somewhat under the radar and is well worth a special effort to seek out.
JD 93 (4/2022): The 2019 Château Cantenac Brown is terrific, surpassing the 2018. Lots of ripe black and blue fruits as well as scorched earth, leather, and crushed stone notes define the bouquet, and it's a rich, medium to full-bodied, juicy wine that has the fresher, lively style of the vintage yet still brings beautiful fruit. It doesn't have the tannin quality of the top wines in the appellation, but as I wrote after tasting it from barrel, it's one sexy Margaux. Give it just a few years and enjoy over the following 20 years. (Drink between 2024-2044).
VM 92+ (2/2023): The 2019 Cantenac Brown has a fragrant and pure bouquet with blackberry, raspberry and wild heather scents, very winsome. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, fleshy, and fine acidity. One of the more elegant and understated Margaux with a precise finish. I probably overlooked the nuances of this wine, which would explain my lower score than before, but I am convinced that bottle age will ensure its melioration. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting. (Drink between 2025-2040). Neal Martin. |
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2020 |
Margaux (6x1.5L)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$801.97 |
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VM 97 (2/2023): The 2020 Cantenac Brown is a knock-out. A Margaux of towering intensity, the 2020 is dense and vertical at the same time. It’s a combination that works so well. Dark cherry, plum, chocolate, new leather, licorice and cloves all saturate the palate. There's real depth and concentration here from the summer heat and small size of the berries, but at the same time the 2020 has more freshness and energy than some recent years. There have been quite a few changes here in recent years, starting with a new parcel on the Margaux plateau that entered the blend in 2019 and move towards lower toast levels in the barrels. Cantenac Brown remains a potent, opulent Margaux, but 2020 has a measure of classicism as well. Superb. Antonio Galloni.
JD 96 (3/2023): The 2020 Château Cantenac Brown showed beautifully and is a serious, concentrated, powerful Margaux that's going to need bottle age. Ripe blackcurrants, toasty oak, ripe tobacco, and dried flower notes all define the aromatics, and it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, a layered, balanced mouthfeel, beautiful tannins, and a great finish. It shows the more focused, slightly understated style of the vintage, yet everything is in the right place, it has terrific purity, and it’s just a brilliant Margaux. I followed this bottle for multiple days, and it never put a foot wrong. It will hit its prime drinking window in 7-8 years and evolve for two decades.
JS 95 (12/2022): Plenty of blackberry, spice, iron and crushed lead pencil aromas follow through to a full body with chewy, velvety tannins and a rather cool side to it. Crushed stone and slate undertones. Try after 2026. |
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2025 |
Margaux (6x750ML)
ETA Fall 2028 |
$292 |
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