Château Cantenac Brown - Margaux (Grand Cru Classé) 2020 (750ml)

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Producer	Château Cantenac Brown
Country	France
Region	Bordeaux
Subregion	Margaux
Varietal	Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage	2020
Sku	112122
Size	750ml
ABV	13.50%

Winemakers Notes

2020 is a winemaker’s vintage. The ripeness is astounding, dark in color, the aromas are rened, complex and spicy, the tannins are elegant and sexy, with the sensation of a balanced power. It stands up to the challenge of the 2018 and 2019 vintages, with a pretty dash of supplementary freshness. 2020 is an open window to the future.

A new wind of enthusiasm blows across the team at Château Cantenac Brown with the arrival of “Famille Le Lous”. We thought of everything, from the vine to the bottle, using all methods possible to create one of the best wines of Margaux. The vines awoke very early this year, in mid-March. A er a beautiful beginning to Spring in the rst weeks, even with some very heavy rain though June, the skies of the Médoc opened up to lovely periods of sunshine. The Merlot and Cabernet took advantage of these windows to rapidly ower in the best conditions. Particularly dry weather with several very hot days continued into mid-August where little spurts of rain allowed the vine to su er slightly, and to jump start the ripening with a restrained hydration. In September, the wind accompanied the new heat wave in this last ripening phase, bringing about a unique concentration of the fruit. Generous sun during the harvest did its work and therefore produced a beautiful vintage. With a rather unusual grape composition, we had to be extremely vigilant in the last phase of ripening. The fermentation was conducted at temperatures from 4-5 degrees Celsius, much lower than normal in order to preserve the most from these magni cent fruit aromatics without over extracting the tannins. 2020 also marks the beginning in the blend of the “Grand Cabernet Sauvignon” from the plateau of Margaux and the “Enclos de Cantenac Brown”.

Varietals: 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot

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