2017, Brio de Cantenac Brown, Margaux
Vinous 88 (2020)
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At a glance
- Grape
- Merlot 49%, Cabernet Sauvignon 40%, Cabernet Franc 11%
- Region
- Bordeaux, France
- Alcohol
- 13.50%
- Body
- Medium to full
- Acidity
- Medium
- Tannins
- High
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Exceptional Longevity (15-50+ Years)
- Pairs with
- Red Meat, Game, Pasta
Why this wine
The second wine of a Third Growth, from younger vines and shorter ageing. Margaux is the most perfumed of the Medoc communes. A genuine taste of classified Margaux at a third of the cost.
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Description
How it tastes
Textured and opulent, with red fruit and dark chocolate, full and round, the tannins seamlessly integrated. Merlot 49%, Cabernet Sauvignon 40%, Cabernet Franc 11%, macerated three weeks.
The producer
The second wine of Château Cantenac Brown, a Third Growth whose Tudor-style château is the most eccentric building in the Médoc — built by John-Lewis Brown in the early 1800s as a nod to his Scottish origins. Farmed sustainably with plant-based fertilisers only.
Food and drinking
Good with red meat, game and pasta. Built for the long term — decades, if kept well. Serve at 16–18°C.