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By Chateau Cantenac Brown
2015 Margaux

Vineyard Notes
Temperatures were warmer than average beginning in the spring. At the end of May, flowering was fast and homogenous. In June and July, the warm temperatures led to a slow-growing season, which stopped early. Conditions were similar to those in the best vintages. In August, the rains were on time to complete the 'veraison' that had started by the end of July. In September, the difference in temperatures between cool nights and warm days, with the addition of brief rains, helped reach a perfect ripening. 2015 was a bright and cool year with ideal weather conditions, giving our wines wide aromatic potential with fine and round tannins.

Harvesting Notes
Berries were sound and healthy, and the maturity was there. Good timing for harvest is the key: not too early, not too late, not too ripe. We decided to harvest grapes when they would develop 'red berry' flavors, not 'blackberry' ones. Tannins had to be nicely ripe, alcohol content needed to be balanced and not too high, and acidity was to be tasted but not too high. Maybe all of that seems logical, but we know how lucky we have been to decide the ideal ripeness of our berries without constraint.

Technical Details
Blend: 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot
Aging: 60% new barrels
Harvest Dates: Merlot on September 17th-18th, 21st, 23rd-24th, Cabernet Sauvignon on September 28th to October 8th
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