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Chteau Brane-Cantenac a Second Classified Growth of Margaux
A Blend of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot,fermented inFrench oak barrels 60% new oak barrels 40% one-year-old oak barrels.
The 54-hectare Bordeaux wine vineyard of Cantenac Brown sits on gravel and sandy soils. Planted to 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot & 10% Cabernet Franc, the average age of the vines are 35 yrs of age. The terroir is gravel and sand. The vines are planted to a density of 8,500 vines per hectare. Yields are high, averaging 55 hectoliters per hectare. The estate takes a sustainable approach to their Left Bank vineyard farming techniques. This approach means only plant-based fertilizers are used.
ABOUT THIS PRODUCER
Chteau Brane-Cantenacis a well-regarded wine estate based in theMargauxappellation, in theHaut-Mdocregion just north of Bordeauxcity. The estate was ranked a second growth in the1855 Classificationof the Mdoc andGravesand regularly receives praise for its eponymously titled “grand vin”. It is owned by Socit Viticole Henri Lurton and although overseen by Henrui Lurton since 1992, the estate has been in the Lurton family for four generations.
The estate lies in the southern central region of the Margaux-Cantenac commune, just south ofChteau Cantenac-Brownand due west of the likes of KirwanandBoyd-Cantenac. Dating back to the 17th Century, the estate was purchased after the French Revolution by Baron Jacques-Maxime de Brane, who gave it his name.
Through several changes in ownership the estate became the residence of Lucien Lurton in the 1950s and has been in the Lurton family a high-profile winemaking dynasty in Bordeaux ever since. It is currently overseen by Henri Lurton.
The vineyards are planted atop sandy, gravel-based soils interspersed with large pebbles. These pebbles hold onto warmth from the sun, and the gravel in the soils allows for excellent water drainage around the vines.
