Ratings By Robert Parker 92 Tasting Notes This chateau, which is often under the radar (production is only 5,500-6,000 cases), has fashioned a terrific, inky/blue/purple-hued 2005 with a beautiful bouquet of spring flowers, creme de cassis, pain grille, and blueberries. Powerful and concentrated with full-bodied richness, stunning purity, and a tannic, 40+-second finish, this beauty… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes A sensational effort for the vintage, Boyd-Cantenac??s 2004 should be on the shopping lists of all shrewd consumers looking for a terrific Margaux at a bargain basement price. Racy floral, black currant, and cherry notes soar from the glass of this complex wine. The evolved aromatics are followed… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 89+ Tasting Notes This estate has vastly improved its wines, which remain reasonably priced, yet it is often ignored by many Bordeaux wine consumers. The tightly-knit, closed 2003 was one of the few wines of this vintage that I was only able to taste once. It is concentrated with elevated tannin,… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes An undeniable sleeper of the vintage, this wine exhibits a deep ruby/purple color, a sweet nose of charcoal-infused black fruits, some gritty tannin, but enough concentration and stuffing to balance out the wine??s structure. It is a long-term effort and will require more patience than the supple-textured 2003,… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes Perhaps the finest wine I have ever tasted from Boyd-Cantenac (time will tell if the 2003 is superior), this deep ruby/purple-colored 2001 exhibits sweet, seriously endowed flavors of licorice, black currants, earth, and spice box. Medium-bodied and elegant yet intensely flavorful, it reveals more depth, texture, and persistence… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes I need to pay more attention to this estate as Boyd-Cantenac is never that expensive. The beautiful 2000 exhibits a dense purple color as well as a beautifully pure nose of creme de cassis, asphalt, and a hint of forest floor. Having shed much of its tannin, it… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 86 Tasting Notes Elegant, sweet, leather, currant, and foresty characteristics emerge from this medium-bodied, dark ruby-colored Margaux. It is well-made, with ripe tannin, elegance, and palate presence. This wine will drink well for 8-10 years.(Wine Advocate #140 Apr 2002) By Robert Parker
Ratings By Robert Parker 86 Tasting Notes Elegant and sweet, but relatively light, this medium-bodied, attenuated Margaux reveals dusty, earthy, black currant, and cedary notes as well as moderate length and depth. It is meant to be drunk over the next decade. (Wine Advocate #134 Apr 2001) By Robert Parker
Ratings By Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes A very strong effort for Boyd-Cantenac, a harvest which dragged on until October 15 produced wines that are dense, ruby/purple, with a sweet nose of weedy black currants, earth, mineral, and a hint of licorice. The wine is medium-bodied, very concentrated and chewy, with high levels of tannin.… Read More »