2025 Château Cantenac Brown

The 2025 Cantenac Brown is quite the powerhouse. Dark and ample in feel, the 2025 offers gorgeous presence and class to burn. Crème de cassis, new leather, lavender, menthol, licorice and mocha are some of the many notes that open with a bit of coaxing. There's tremendous substance and stuffing here. The tannins are quite fine, which is especially remarkable considering the wine's intense fruit. 
- Antonio Galloni (04/2026)

Extremely well made, with a solid core of fruit, fine tannins, precision and tension. The new winery is really showing its substance now. Long and persistent. One of the best wines I have had from here. (04/2026)

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2025 Cantenac Brown strides confidently from the glass with notes of fresh black currants and ripe raspberries, plus nuances of cedar, pencil lead, and lavender. The medium-bodied palate delivers a lively line and firm, grainy tannins to match the bright red and black berry layers, finishing minerally. (04/2026)

A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2025 Cantenac Brown unwinds in the glass with notes of crème de criss, pencil shavings and a deft touch of new oak. Medium- to full-bodied, supple and suave, with sweet, powdery tannins and a fleshy, enveloping profile, it's broad-shouldered but judiciously extracted. 
- William Kelley (04/2026)