2020 | Château Cantemerle Les Allées de Cantemerle | Haut-Médoc | France

The second wine of a Fifth-Growth château — real Haut-Médoc pedigree for a weeknight price.

Château Cantemerle is a Fifth Growth in the 1855 classification, at the southern gateway to the Médoc in Macau, farmed on deep Garonne gravel with Eric Boissenot consulting. "Les Allées de Cantemerle" is the estate's second label — a lighter, more approachable Cabernet-Merlot cut from the same terroir, ready to drink young.

Second wines of classed growths are the value drinker's secret. Same estate, same gravel, easier to approach → the grand vin costs several times more → at $33.99 you're pouring Fifth-Growth DNA tonight.

• Cabernet Sauvignon-led Haut-Médoc blend with Merlot
• Second wine of Fifth Growth Château Cantemerle
• Deep Garonne gravel; Eric Boissenot consulting
• Lighter, accessible profile — drink now

Raspberry, strawberry and red cherry over a fine tannic frame. Translation: bright, easygoing Left-Bank claret — cassis and red fruit with just enough Médoc grip for the dinner table.

An honest, classed-growth-pedigree Bordeaux at an everyday price. Exactly the house claret to keep by the case.