Chateau Cantenac Brown 2018 75cl

Tasting Note

Delicious black fruits, with a fresher raspberry and cherry note lifiting the palate. There is a lovely sweetness coming through with some real power on the finish. A gorgeous wine.

Producer

In 1806, John Lewis Brown – a Frenchman of Scottish origins – established the vineyard and gave his name to the estate. His hard work was rewarded in 1855 when the Bordeaux Classification ranked Cantenac Brown among the most esteemed wineyards. Team spirit ran strong in the veins of John Lewis Brown who belonged to Clan Broun of Colstoun, whose motto is “Floreat Majestas” (“Let majesty flourish”), hinting at a link with nature.

His grandson, John Lewis Brown – a famous naturalist painter – spent his childhood at the Château and was inspired by these lands, which he depicted and shared with his friends Degas, Manet, Pissarro and Toulouse-Lautrec.

An important testimony to its Scottish ancestry is the estate’s emblematic Tudor-style château which makes it a remarkable property in the Médoc region.

José Sanfins is inextricably linked with the estate’s modern history. He arrived as a trainee on the property in 1989 and became the manager in 1998. From his childhood on an island in the Gironde estuary, José Sanfins has inherited from his childhood the value of working the land and a respect for nature. He instilled the reasoned approach and more attentive to the nature associated with the estate.

In 2019, Cantenac Brown changed hands and is now managed by the French family Le Lous. Tristan Le Lous is an agronomist with a passion for oenology, he is very involved in managing the estate. Tristan Le Lous -born of a family based in Burgundy- discovered Bordeaux when he met his future wife who introduced him to the region’s wines. On the estate, the meeting of Tristan Le Lous and José Sanfins was a pivotal milestone.

_{Country: France | Region: Bordeaux | Alcohol: 13.5% | Grapes: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc}