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Alto de Cantenac-Brown - 2014

Bordeaux

White

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With a clay-limestone parcel ideally suited to the production of a great white wine, Château Cantenac-Brown decided in 2011 to produce AltO. This gourmet wine is crafted in a straightforward, mineral and aromatic style. An elegant, refined cuvée that fits perfectly into the Château's range.

Features

Estate

Château Cantenac Brown

Cuvée

Alto

Vintage

2014

Designation

Bordeaux

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

90% Sauvignon Blanc, 10% Sémillon

Terroirs

clay-limestone soils

Viticulture

traditional and meticulous

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

Slow pressing under inert gas. Alcoholic fermentation in barrels

Breeding

wine in barrels

Alcohol content

14%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

pale colour with green highlights

Nose

fresh, lemony aromas

Mouth

straight, mineral and aromatic

Serve

at 8-10°C

Drink from

2016

Drink before

2020

Production

9,000 to 10,000 bottles

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

goes very well with fish, goat's cheese...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (guide 2022) 4*Stars (Top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)

About the domain :

This cru has been bought by Simon Halabi, a lover of the Médoc's great wines, who is giving a motivated team, led by the very likeable and talented José Sanfins, the means to improve quality. The latest vintages have all been successful: wines that are rather full-bodied for margaux, but harmonious in their power. The second wine, brio, lacks a little panache, despite its name, but the estate produces a lovely dry white Bordeaux appellation, called alto.

Guide Hachette des vins

Guide Hachette des vins

Domaine noté (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

Sponsored by an imposing neo-Tudor château built in the 19th c. by Scottish animal painter John Lewis Brown, this 48-hectare estate, planted on fine gravel in the heart of the appellation, has been given a new lease of life, first by the Axa group and, since 2006, by the Halabi family, who have entrusted its management to José Sanfins.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domaine noté (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Domaine rated (guide 2023) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).

About the domain :

This handsome, imposing Margalais estate consistently produces top-quality wines worthy of its ranking. Its dynamic manager, José Sanfins, trained at the Cazes school and Axa Millésime, knows how to produce wines that are charming, but also deep and full-bodied (like the Alto white, produced in small quantities). A new owner, the Le Lous family, has even higher ambitions. A further 10 hectares were acquired in 2020, and major modernization work is planned for the production facilities. The cru is not resting on its laurels!

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