Château Boyd-Cantenac 2022

Dark-fruited, smoky, cool, cassis, blackberries; dense palate, fairly compact, crisp fruit, well-judged tannins, good length, finishes slightly drying. Perhaps a little short on charm.

Good depth and complexity, showing ripe but fresh blackberries, dark olives, graphite and violets. Extracted and a bit chewy on the palate with medium to full body and a pretty long but tannin-drenched finish. A bit less could be more. Wait until 2028.

This classed growth estate in the village of Cantenac has produced a wine rich in tannins and black fruit. With a dark berry aroma and black currant and spice flavors, the wine is rich, structured and ageworthy. Drink from 2028.

The 2022 Boyd-Cantenac has a very attractive nose: clean and pure black fruit, crushed stone and light graphite scents percolating through with time. Great definition. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins. Good depth, quite sapid in the mouth, though it cuts away swiftly on the finish. Otherwise, this is a perfectly decent Margaux that deserves two or three years in bottle. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting in London.