{"product_id":"chateau-cantenac-brown-margaux-grand-cru-classe-2017","title":"Chateau Cantenac Brown, Margaux Grand Cru Classe 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"With a larger proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon this year, the blend is 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot. Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2017 Cantenac Brown leaps from the glass with exuberant notes of cassis, warm plums and black forest cake with touches of violets, dark chocolate, cloves and cigar box plus a waft of lavender. The palate is medium-bodied and firm with fine-grained tannins and tons of freshness, finishing with plenty of black fruit and perfumed layers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-frbSaM fjILMW\"\u003eThe vineyard received a bit of frost in 2017 with yields finishing at 35 hectoliters per hectare, whereas normally yields are around 42 hectoliters per hectare. “In 2003 the production was lower than this,” estate manager José Sanfins added. “We tried not to make a mistake in the extraction here, trying to keep this vintage delicate and soft.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRP (90-92)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Chateau for Cantenac Brown is unique in the Bordeaux wine appellation. It is perhaps the only Bordeaux chateau designed in the style of a traditional, Tudor mansion in the entire region!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the start of the 19th century, the well-known Scottish, animal painter, John Lewis Brown purchased the estate. It was John Lewis Brown that drew up the plans and designed the chateau in the Tudor style. As was the tradition in the Medoc at the time, he renamed the property Chateau Cantenac Brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 57 hectares Left Bank vineyard of Cantenac Brown is planted to 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc. With parcels located in different parts of the appellation, the terroir is gravel, sand, and limestone soils. Their closest neighbor, as their name suggests is Chateau Brane Cantenac which is just down the small paved road.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo produce the wine of Cantenac Brown, the wine is vinified in temperature-controlled, stainless steel vats. Malolactic fermentation takes place in a combination of French oak barrels and vats. The wine of Cantenac Brown is then aged in 60% new, French oak barrels for 12 to 15 months, depending on the vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn average, Chateau Cantenac Brown produces 11,000 cases of Bordeaux wine per year.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cantenac Brown","offers":[{"title":"Chateau Cantenac Brown Margaux","offer_id":50577272373481,"sku":"LES-FR-BDX-CANTENAC-2017","price":110.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0604\/7626\/0585\/files\/55f44c0d42bd497dbc079b2d30ee8a7b.png?v=1722416215","url":"https:\/\/www.enjoymowine.com\/products\/chateau-cantenac-brown-margaux-grand-cru-classe-2017","provider":"MOWINE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}