Chateau Brown Cantenac Margaux 1996 750ml oregon

Chateau Brown Cantenac Margaux 1996 750ml oregonServed blind at the Southwold 2009 tasting. One of the standout and perhaps most surprising showings was the performance of Cantenac Brown '09. It has a more lifted, oaky bouquet with dark cherries, cassis and violets. It displays good precision with admirable purity. The palate is medium bodied with a sweet sappy entry. It is very primal compared to its peers, but it shows very good balance, whilst the finish is precise and silky smooth.

Once the grapes achieve optimum point of ripeness they pass to the winery where the natural processes of alcoholic and malolactic fermentation begin in stainless steel vats

on the rocks or in a cocktail

triple filtered

The oak here mutes a lot of typical Cabernet flavors–not by adding a vanilla overlay

supple attack leads to a medium to full bodied taste with rich caramel

Brewed with orange

more approachable bourbon with depth and complexity

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ultimately finishing soft and easy on the palate

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