CHÂTEAU CANTENAC BROWN

The soul of a great terroir, a radiant, full-bodied, velvety wine for keeping. It stands out by its fresh fruit flavours, its density and its very fine tannins. Its best vintages express freshness, an elegant bouquet of red and black fruits, with opulence and tension on the finish, and spicy undertones.

2007 VINTAGE

varietals

65% Cabernet Sauvignon

35% Merlot

aging

14 months in French oak barrels

60% new oak barrels 40% one-year-old oak barrels

harvest proportion

30% Château Cantenac Brown

harvest date

Merlot : Oct. 1rst - 7th Cabernet Sauvignon : Oct. 8th - 15th

tasting notes

The color is still purple, as the color of its label.

The aromas are dominated by charming red berries.

Fruits appear once more on the palate, but what is the most striking is its smoothness

and elegance.

2007 is a pleasant and bewitching wine, the balance between alcohol, tannins and acidity shows a perfect adjustment of the vinification.

The 2007 Vintage is memorable due to an early flowering. Merlots matured very early, but because of harsh weather, the flowering was continued longer than  normal.  However,  the  Cabernets  matured  beautifully. Due to lack of sunny days and dry weather, we had to work harder than usual in the vineyard in order to ensure early pruning of the vines. We had to combat the lack of sunlight in the vineyards.

« Aide-toi, le ciel t’aidera », as we say in French (i.e. the Sun will help you): September, the return of good weather kept with us until the end of the harvest, as well as the vintner’s grins! The weather finally rewarded us. Due to the late harvesting, we were blessed with ripe and beautiful fruit! The longer growing season made it possible to concentrate on each varietal, each plot of land with great precision.

RATINGS

• JL: 89