Château Cantenac Brown - Grand Cru Classé Margaux - 2017

Château Cantenac Brown - Grand Cru Classé Margaux - 2017 (75cl)

A promising vintage signed Cantenac Brown
A sure bet for the Margaux appellation, the 3rd Grand Cru Classé Château Cantenac Brown is one of the most beautiful Médoc properties in the Bordeaux region.

Located on the Cantenac plateau, Château Cantenanc Brown benefits from an exceptional terroir, renowned for producing the greatest wines in the world. The soils of grave play a major role in the cultivation of the vine by allowing to reflect the rays of sun on the bunches during the day and by restoring the heat stored during the day during the night.

Vintage after vintage, its constant regularity and the typical expression of its terroir brilliantly signify the successful ambition of the owners to succeed in giving Château Cantenac Brown its splendor by producing top-class wines.

Château Cantenanc Brown 2017 gives pride of place to the region's flagship black grape with an assemblage comprising 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot.

Highly anticipated, the 2017 vintage Château Cantenac Brown demonstrates all the care and attention given by the technical team, from the vine to the winery to make this delicate vintage an exceptional vintage. The climatic hazards that hit the Bordeaux region at the end of April 2017 affected the Margaux area, saving fortunately the majority of the vineyard. The warm temperatures of the months following the frost episode helped revive the vegetative cycle, although the summer was slightly cooler than usual. The harvest began in mid-September and ended in early October with Cabernet Sauvignon to gradually harvest the grapes arrived at optimal phenolic maturity.

Despite all the challenges of this year, the 2017 Château Cantenac Brown has a great potential. At the tasting, thanks to the quality of the bunches filled with anthocyanins, the dress sports a beautiful color loaded with pigments. Merlot expresses itself nicely by revealing all its greed and roundness. Cabernet Sauvignon dominates, developing the complexity of its aromas. A promising vintage that has everything a big.