Brio de Cantenac Brown 2015, Margaux

The grapes are healthy and the maturity level is on point. Now it’s time to choose the best harvest date; not too early, not too late and not too ripe. Cantenac Brown decided to harvest grapes when they would develop red berry flavours not black berry ones. Tannins had to be nicely ripe, alcohol content needed to be balanced, not too high, and acidity was to be tasted but not too high. While it seems obvious, they realize their luck to be able to pick the fruit at its perfect maturity, with no restraint.

Varietals:
47% Cabernet Sauvignon
42% Merlot
11% Cabernet Franc

Aging:
1 year in French oak barrels
25% new oak barrels
75% one-year-old oak barrels

Harvest Proportion:
49% BriO of Cantenac Brown

Harvest Date:
Merlot : September 17th - 24th
Cabernet Franc : September 29th
Cabernet Sauvg : September 28th - October 8th