Château Brio de Cantenac 2017
2nd wine of Château Brown de Cantenac
Margaux

“Château Cantenac Brown is without doubt one of the most original buildings in the Médoc. John-Lewis Brown, bought a vineyard in the village of Cantenac at the begining of the 19th century and built a traditional Tudor style château to remind him of his Scottish origins. The estate quickly passed out of his family but his name is forever linked to the château. Today Cantenac Brown has 42 hectares of vineyard is in the heart of the Margaux appellation, principally in the commune of Cantenac in the south of the appellation. The Margaux appellation terroirs are terraced groups of gravel, ensuring good drainage. The Cantenac Brown soil is typical Médoc gravel. Cabernets in particular do well in this soil, they produce fine wines with intense bouquets which are suitable for ageing. José Sanfins, the technical director and Hervé Martin, his vineyard manager, have installed a vineyard management system known as ‘la Lutte Raisonnée’ which aims to limit chemical treatments and use natural products as much as possible.”