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BriO de Cantenac Brown, Chateau Cantenac, Margaux, Bordeaux, France
BriO de Cantenac Brown, Chateau Cantenac, Margaux, Bordeaux, France
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Subscriber price: £46.80
Margaux, Bordeaux, France
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc
BriO is the second wine of Château Cantenac Brown, and it brings serious Margaux pedigree with a bit more approachability. Polished and plush, this has all the cassis, plum and cedar you'd expect from top Left Bank Bordeaux, with silky tannins and just the right amount of structure. It’s refined but generous — think dark fruit layered with tobacco leaf, graphite and a flick of spice.
Ideal with a classic roast — beef, lamb, even duck — or something slow-cooked and rich like a mushroom bourguignon. If you’re planning a special dinner or just want to spoil yourself on a quiet night in, this is a bottle that really shows off. Let it breathe, pour generously, and enjoy the ride.
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Recently received this bottle in my monthly subscription box and have nothing but high praise for it. Margaux can at times be austere or hard to approach in my experience, and whilst the bottle I received was a 2017 so not in the bush of youth, nor was it one that had a huge amount of time to soften. I found the wine to be well structured, but also redolent with ripe fruit, and the emergence of tertiary characters, but at sweet spot between the too. Namely, fruit, leather and forrest floor in near perfect balance. Would not hesitate to recommend this beautiful bottle of Bordeaux to anyone, and would very much enjoy this paired with a deep beef based dish, or perhaps controversially with a few blocks of dark chocolate!