2019 Alto de Cantenac Brown
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This is a white wine that I am always recommending to friends, because it stands out among the whites of the 1855 Médoc estates for its sharp, sleek and precise flavours, delivering just the right amount of flesh and juice. From a 1.8ha of vines, 10% new oak, harvest 12 to 13 September.
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Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2019 Alto de Cantenac Brown is wonderfully bright and airy. Pretty tropical accents add character to a core of lemon confit, orchard fruit and white flowers. A kiss of new French oak and passionfruit punctuates the finish.
Tiny quantities are made of this big personality white wine from Cantenac Brown, showing nuanced layers of white peach flesh, mango, lemongrass and lime zest. Plenty of body but given grip and tension by slate and oyster shell minerality. Harvest September 12 to 13, aged in 10% new oak, 90% one year old barrels.
About the producer
Tristan le Lous purchased this Third Growth in 2019, keeping on José Sanfins on as director. There has been significant work in the vineyards here, with a sustainable, organic approach across the 48 hectares.