Brio De Cantenac Brown 2017
A stellar wine from Chateau Cantenac-Brown in Margaux. Made from a blend of 26% Merlot, 69% Cabernet Sauvignon & 5% Cabernet Franc and then matured for 1 year in French oak barrels 25% new oak barrels 75% one-year-old oak barrels. Fruity, well-balanced, and offers a juicy/elegant frame, of blackberry raspberry, cherry, chocolate, vanilla, and fine hints of grilled, tonka bean and vanilla.
A stellar wine from Chateau Cantenac-Brown in Margaux. Made from a blend of 26% Merlot, 69% Cabernet Sauvignon & 5% Cabernet Franc and then matured for 1 year in French oak barrels 25% new oak barrels 75% one-year-old oak barrels. Fruity, well-balanced, and offers a juicy/elegant frame, of blackberry raspberry, cherry, chocolate, vanilla, and fine hints of grilled, tonka bean and vanilla.
Tasting Notes from Celtic Whiskey Shop and Wines on the Green | |
Nose | The nose offers a fine power, gourmandize, harmony, freshness as well as a fine deepness. Notes of cassis, small black berries and small notes of fleshy raspberry associated with fine touches of cherry, discreet hints of iris, sweet spices, nutmeg violet as well as a very discreet hint of gravels (terroir), grilled, dark chocolate and a subtle hint of Cuben pepper. . |
Tasting Notes from the Producer | |
Flavour | Fruity, well-balanced and offers a juicy/elegant frame, a beautiful tension as well as precision, suavity, a very fine density, tension as well as a small aerial side. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of fleshy/juicy cassis, juicy blackberry and small notes of violet associated with fine touches of raspberry, cherry, chocolate, vanilla and fine hints of grilled, tonka bean and a subtle hint of vanilla. Tannins are elegant and well-built. Good length |
Fact Sheet | |
Fluid | 75cl |
Grape Variety | 26% Merlot, 69% Cabernet Sauvignon & 5% Cabernet Franc |
Maturation | 1 year in French oak barrels 25% new oak barrels 75% one-year-old oak barrels |
Alcohol % | 13% |
Country | France |
Region/AOC | Margaux |