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Château Cantelys
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2023
Château Cantelys (Pessac-Léognan)
Tobacco leaf, cedar, spearmint, and cherries pop in the nose, and on the fresh, medium-bodied, soft, fresh, palate. The wine finishes with a touch of herbs that come though in the endnote. Drink from 2026-2035. 89-91 Pts. 730 Views Tasted May 4, 2024 |
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2023
Château Cantelys Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Pineapple, yellow citrus. white peach and mango notes shine through in the nose, and on the fresh, almost, zesty, creamy, palate. Drink from 2025-2030. 91 Pts. 750 Views Tasted May 4, 2024 |
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2022
Château Cantelys (Pessac-Léognan)
Medium-bodied, soft, forward, early-drinking, plummy, charmer with hints of spice, coffee bean, and cocoa on the backend. You can enjoy this with pleasure on release. Drink from 2025-2032. 89-91 Pts. 1,351 Views Tasted May 8, 2023 |
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2022
Château Cantelys Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Creamy fresh, green apples, honeysuckle, and yellow citrus with floral notes are all over the place on the nose and palate. This is a well-priced, white Bordeaux that really hits the spot. The wine blends 50% Sauvignon Blanc with 50% Semillon. Drink from 2024-2028. 91-91 Pts. 1,299 Views Tasted May 8, 2023 |
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2021
Château Cantelys (Pessac-Léognan)
Medium-bodied, soft, fresh, floral and chewy, with a focus on its cherries, cocoa and savory, herb-tinted, minty characteristics in the nose and on the palate. You can enjoy this with ease on release. Drink from 2024-2031. 330 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2024 |
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2021
Château Cantelys Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Orange, grapefruit, spice, cucumber, and flowers are all over the place here in the nose as well as in the lively, racy palate. This is a well-priced, white Bordeaux that really hits the spot, blending 50% Sauvignon Blanc with 50% Semillon. Drink from 2024-2030. 355 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2024Crisp, vibrant, juicy, fresh, lemons and just squeezed grapefruit notes are all over the place here in the nose and in the lively, racy palate. This is a well-priced, white Bordeaux that really hits the spot. The wine blends 50% Sauvignon Blanc with 50% Semillon. Drink from 2023-2029. 91-91 923 Views Tasted May 20, 2022 |
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2020
Château Cantelys (Pessac-Léognan)
Smoke, scorched earth, olives, currants and tobacco create the nose. Medium-bodied, forward, soft, round, and loaded with tobacco-tinted red fruits, the chewy finish has a lot to offer. This is going to offer fabulous, early-drinking pleasure. Plus, it should age and evolve for at least 12 or more years after that. The wine blends 70% Cabernet Sauvignon with 30% Merlot. Drink from 2024-2035. 654 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023Medium-bodied, forward, soft, round, refined and polished, with a nice dose of fresh, blackberry, spice and savory, tobacco tinged fruits on the nose and palate. This is going to offer fabulous, early-drinking pleasure. Plus, it should age and evolve for at least 12 or more years after that. The wine blends 70% Cabernet Sauvignon with 30% Merlot. 90-92 Pts 1,243 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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2020
Château Cantelys Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Grapefruit and flower aromas are front and center of this lush creamy, ripe, fresh charmer. There is a sweet touch of white peach along with juicy yellow citrus in the finish. The wine blends 50% Sauvignon Blanc with 50% Semillon. 91 Pts 1,283 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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2019
Château Cantelys (Pessac-Léognan)
Cedar, tobacco leaf, singed herbs and currants fill the perfume. The palate is medium-bodied, soft, fresh, bright and crisp, leaving you with a sweet, juicy, crisp red currant finish with a hint of spice, coffee bean and cocoa on the backend. You can drink this just about on release. Drink from 2023-2032. 596 Views Tasted Mar 29, 2022A touch of smoke, espresso, plums and earth get this going. Medium-bodied, soft and forward, the fruit is ripe, sweet, juicy and fresh, with a hint of chocolate and peppery plums and spice in the finish. Give this a year or two in the cellar and enjoy it over the following decade. 90-92 Pts 1,697 Views Tasted Jun 8, 2020 |
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2019
Château Cantelys Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Flowers, spice, orange tropical fruit and lemon rind on the nose and on the fresh, sweet, ripe, lifted, energetic palate has everything working in harmony. Drink from 2022-2028. 988 Views Tasted Mar 29, 2022Honeydew, orange, white peach and a hint of citrus smell and feel great here. Drink this young for its bright, fresh, clean, crisp citrus. 90-92 Pts 2,837 Views Tasted Jun 8, 2020 |
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2018
Château Cantelys Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Fruity, sweet, fresh and showing off its white peach, vanilla and citrus with little effort, you can pop and pour this well-priced white Bordeaux at your leisure. Enjoy it over the next 3-5 years. 761 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2021With a sweet, fresh, lemon and white peach character and enough pep to get the wine going, this will be ready for prime time drinking on release. 1,432 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2019 |
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2018
Château Cantelys (Pessac-Léognan)
Flowers, chocolate, plum and sweet cherries, smoke and a bit of pepper too on the nose. The wine is round, sweet, soft and filled with ripe fruits, finishing with a touch of chocolate on top of all those fruits. You can drink this in its youth for all its fruit, or age it a few years and enjoy more earthy notes. 797 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2021The wine is ripe and fruity. On the mid palate, the black cherries, licorice and creamy, dark chocolate sensations are singing. You can enjoy this wine on release for its showy, sweet fruits or age it a few years for more pleasure. 90-92 Pts 1,299 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2019 |
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2017
Château Cantelys (Pessac-Léognan)
Medium bodied, elegant, forward, refined and offering up easily its plums and cherry fruits with just the right hint of smoke in the background. Softly textured and easy to enjoy, this will be delicious on release. 1,273 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2018 |
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2017
Château Cantelys Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Grapefruit, honeydew and white peach on the nose, opulent and juicy in the mouth, an enjoyable spray of lemon and key lime in the finish. You can enjoy this white Bordeaux on release. 1,382 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2018 |
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2016
Château Cantelys (Pessac-Léognan)
Medium bodied with smoky, black raspberries and plum create the character of the wine. Forward in style, easy to drink and should offer pleasure on release. 1,763 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
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2016
Château Cantelys Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Using 50% Semillon and 50% Sauvignon Blanc, you find, pomelo, vanilla, honeysuckle and citrus aromatics. Forward, his forward styled, you get the feeling of flesh, yellow citrus fruits in the finish 1,418 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
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2015
Château Cantelys Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Forward, early drinking charmer with honeysuckle, and citrus on the nose and in the soft, sweet, fruity, yellow citrus palate. 1,616 Views Tasted May 21, 2018From equal parts Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, this forward styled, white Bordeaux wine is replete with sweet, fresh, yellow and orange citrus with grapefruit both on the nose and in the mouth. 1,310 Views Tasted Apr 23, 2016 |
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2015
Château Cantelys (Pessac-Léognan)
From a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, the wine is already open, forward and easily delivers its medium bodied, soft, plum and cherry notes. This is a wine of pleasure to drink early in life. 3,433 Views Tasted May 21, 201870% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot created a forward styled wine with round textures, fresh, black cherries, plums and pop of dark cherry and cocoa in the finish. 89-91 Pts 3,421 Views Tasted Apr 23, 2016 |
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2014
Château Cantelys (Pessac-Léognan)
Smoky black raspberries are the core of this wine. It’s a medium-bodied, forward-thinking and easy drinking, ending with a soft cherry finish. 87-89 Pts 1,661 Views Tasted Apr 24, 2015 |
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2014
Château Cantelys Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
This wine is zesty, bright and clean with yellow citrus fruits and stone, refreshing with vivacious style and ready to drink. 88 Pts 1,403 Views Tasted Apr 24, 2015 |
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2012
Château Cantelys (Pessac-Léognan)
65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot, planted in deep gravel soils, made a medium-bodied wine with sweet cherries and a forward personality, 85-87 Pts 1,715 Views Tasted Apr 25, 2013 |
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2012
Château Cantelys Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Half the blend is devoted to Sauvignon Blanc, the remainder is split between 45% Semillon and 5% Sauvignon Gris. Medium-bodied with fresh lemon and orange notes, the wine ends with a grassy, citrus finish. 87-89 Pts 1,728 Views Tasted Apr 25, 2013 |
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2010
Château Cantelys (Pessac-Léognan)
This small wine delivers a lot of bang for the buck. Medium bodied, soft, and focused on its ripe, dark red, smoky fruits, earthy accents and gentle textures, this charmer is ready to go. 2,608 Views Tasted Dec 11, 2017 |
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2009
Château Cantelys (Pessac-Léognan)
Soft, easy going, easy drinking, medium bodied, crowd pleasing style of wine that will be best on the young side of life. This is a good example of a Bordeaux value wine with character. 2,736 Views Tasted Aug 31, 2014 |
